I woke up sick today. I had a bit of a runny nose yesterday that developed into a full blown case of "the snotties" as my son would call it. It snuck up on me in the middle of the night and really came on strong. My head hurts. My eyes feel hot and watery. … Continue reading Stay-at-Home-Mom Sick is a Special Kind of Misery
On Facebook and Instagram I keep seeing people’s “2009 vs 2019” or #10yearchallenge posts and it got me thinking about how different things are now. Ten years ago I was building a costume business, partying late two or three times a week and traveling all over for conventions. A decade later, and I’m living a … Continue reading The Ten Year Challenge: 2009 vs 2019
Around 8PM the other night I realized I had made myself a cup of tea earlier. About three hours earlier so by now it was a sad, cold, bitter cup of tea, which unfortunately perfectly reflected my mood at that point. I had gotten a box of teas based on Traditional Chinese Medicine by Your … Continue reading The Sex Tea Experiment Didn’t Go as Planned
I know we have just left gift-giving season, but there are plenty of other holidays ahead so maybe one husband will read this and if I can help one mom, I'll be happy. I've tried to explain this to my own husband, but it isn't really working. I think guys are more wrapped up in … Continue reading What a Stay at Home Mom Really Wants for a Gift
I showered today! And why is that a monumentous occasion? Because I wanted to take a shower and I did! I didn't have to ask anyone to cover for me, or wait until 9PM! I even shaved! That's a lot of exclamations! But you get the point, this is exciting stuff. As a mom, you … Continue reading The Greatest Shower of All
*** Updated Intro - Funny thing about this post. I ran across it in my drafts and realized I'd never published it. This post is from the viewpoint of having a freshly minted two-year-old. I now have an almost three-year-old and it's a world of difference. A lot of these toddler dreams are slowly coming … Continue reading My Top 10 Toddler Realities
If you are going to start trying the stay-at-home-mom thing, I really recommend doing it around the holidays. There's so much going on with family visiting, traveling and events that you don't even realize you're deep in the SAHM trenches just yet. You have people around. I imagine weeks from now things will be different. … Continue reading Diary of a SAHM – Day…I already lost count
