Back to School – Mom Guilt

My daughter is simultaneously flourishing and struggling. M has taken to kindergarten very well. The stories she comes home with are peppered with activities in the classroom along with the social aspects of what so-and-so said or did.  I try to live in my bubble that M is doing what she needs to do in…

First – First Day of School

I have a kindergartener! Miss M did very well yesterday. Trey and I spent the day a little nostalgic and weepy (that was just me) wondering how she was doing.  When we went to pick her up she was waiting with a group of kids holding a sign with her last name, like a little…

Anxious – Miss M Going to Kindergarten

My daughter M starts kindergarten next Wednesday, a week from tomorrow, one RHONY away.  That is soon. Friday, M and I go to her school for kindergarten orientation. This has brought up all sorts of feels.  From the "normal" questions - Is she ready?  Will she make friends?  Will she be scared?  To the selfish fears in…

Family Time – Chapter Books

I mentioned last week that Trey, M, and I went to the library. I had forgotten how magical they can be!  I remembered my dad reading chapter books to me when I was around M’s age but can’t remember a single one.  Oops! Since I have a horrible aversion to people/strangers/asking questions I sent Trey…

Social Media Perfection

I am still struggling with Facebook. My Facebook fast is over . Mainly because so many businesses are on there, my daughter’s school, dance school use it regularly, and it was becoming harder to avoid it than it was initially. I still find myself falling for the ‘everyone else is perfect trap’. Looking at my newsfeed…

Leg Warmers Required

Trey and I started a workout DVD* series together. We both need to lose weight and honestly, we are more successful when we work on a goal together. I first watched a clip of the workout and thought – well, well other than the trendy workout gear this could easily be a Jane Fonda aerobics…

Diligence

Diligence - (noun) careful and persistent work or effort Financially, for as many mistakes that Trey and I have made we have also made progress that I don’t give us enough credit for. I remember at least one episode of "Roseanne" where her and Dan were picking which bill(s) to pay for the month.  They…

Finding Joy

One of my many pet peeves is pubLic grooming. The ‘L’ is very important.  I do not have an opinion about people’s pubic grooming.  Unless they are publically pubic grooming but I think that’s less of a pet peeve and more an issue for law enforcement.  I digress… I am completely grossed out by people…

Too Much of a Good Thing

I am a chronic relaxer. Living with anxiety, OCD, and depression is exhausting – even on a great mental health day. When I was in my teens the anxiety manifested in ways that seem more helpful.  I was super organized, extra prepared, I had a ton of (nervous) energy that I could focus where I…

Warning – About Me and Religion ;-)

Religion. Sorry I am going there. My husband was raised in a very Christian (nondenominational) home and went to a Christian (non-Catholic) school up until high school. His family attended church and was part of the church – involved in various functions.  Trey’s grandparents, aunt, and uncle are pastors at their own church in Oklahoma. …