How to make mom friends, when small talk is hard.
Small talk is hard for me. So, when my kids started playing sports, it felt like the perfect way to make mom friends. The small talk was mostly centered around the sport and the...
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Fear of failure
Mom, I’m hungry. Mom, my belly hurts. Mom, the baby is licking the floor again! I have to focus. I have a speech in 2 days! Mom, did you get my pumpkin for school?...
What to do when you lose your kid at the zoo.
Have you ever played the game “Would you rather?” We play it all the time at my house. My husband always picks the most awful things and the rules are you have to pick...
The best way to learn a lesson
“Can we have ice cream?” my kids begged just as I was leaving for work this morning. “Maybe. If you can get along and not be assholes to eachother” Okay, I didn’t say assholes,...
Anxiety hangovers are the worst
Yesterday was the worst. So bad I decided the best thing to do was write about it. My 3-year-old was a millisecond away from getting hit in the parking lot at daycare. And it...
How I function with high-functioning anxiety.
I burned my lip on an onion ring yesterday. First bite, scalding-hot-lava onion juice erupted from a perfectly round onion ring and spattered onto the edge of my unsuspecting lip. MUUUUUTHER FUUUUUUCKER THAT HURT!...
Calming coloring pages
I have half-colored adult coloring pages tucked away… at home, at work, in the garage, in the car, hell, even in the bathroom. I blame Google. Google told me adult coloring pages was the...
I just need things to be perfect.
I hate birthday parties, and holidays, and first days of school, and last days of school. And, pretty much any day that I feel like the kids should have good memories. Did I take...
The day I almost died.
“If we don’t get your blood pressure down, your only other option is stroke, seizure, heart attack or death.” On Sept 3, I had my third beautiful baby during a pretty smooth delivery. Minus...
The 10 Stages of Anxious Moms
It’s undetermined how many times a day my brain cycles through these 10 stages. Everything is fine. Totally fine. BLISS: everything is wonderful. DOUBT: why is everything wonderful? FEAR: something bad will happen soon....