• Just a Little Extra Protein

    My husband and I are starting a medical weight loss program and I am pretty excited about it! We got blood tests done to see where all our levels were at, like you would in a typical physical. These tests were the last step before scheduling our first meeting with the doctor and moving forward with a plan. A few days later, my results came back early in the morning and I scrolled through them while lying in bed. And there it was… “pre-diabetic condition” and I just kind of froze. Why don’t we just pile on ONE MORE THING right now! I thought as the anger began to rise.…

  • Here It Comes

    St. Patrick’s Day is approaching… here it comes… and I’m greeting it with so many mixed emotions. It blindsighted me yesterday because I haven’t really let myself dwell on it yet. My parents have a digital frame in their kitchen that all of us kids send pictures to. As I was gathering up my kiddo’s belongings to take them home, pictures of our St. Patrick’s Day celebration from last year started popping up, and I just wasn’t prepared for it.There was an immediate emotional disconnect to the smile I saw on my own face. I was sitting in one of our favorite bars next to my hubby and we were…

  • The Woes of Homeschooling

    I have always said I wasn’t cut-out to be a homeschooling mama… and to be honest, I’ve felt inadequate since the beginning. Put me in a chaotic office and I can run it. Give me a project with a fast-approaching deadline and I’ll nail it. Show me a picture of a craft with no instructions and I’ll recreate it. But teaching?! (insert smacking forehead here) I just can’t seem to pull it together. Thus, my tales of the woes of homeschooling ensue. Back in the Day… My mom homeschooled nine of us like a rock star. We were awake, dressed and at the kitchen table for breakfast by 7:30AM. We…