It’s kind of odd being a stay at home mom much of the time. People have such varying expectations of you. Some figure you for lazy. Others know how much work you do. Too often immediate family takes you for granted. There’s a lot to get done every day,...
We finished quite a project here recently. Just barely made the deadline, in fact, and there’s still some extras that need doing. It was a truly exhausting project to deal with, more than I had expected it to be, but oh, so fun! We entered California Virtual Academy’s Winterland...
Being a stay at home mom doesn’t mean you don’t have a boss or a hectic schedule. Even little babies are very demanding about their needs, and the older they get, the more likely they are to need you to run around to suit their schedules. Life as a...
I haven’t been terribly productive these past few days lately. It’s one of the times of year that I kind of enjoy a lack of productivity. Preparing for Halloween around here is always fun. The big distraction has been making my son’s costume. He wants to be a spider-monkey....
It’s easy to let motherhood take over your entire day. There’s a lot to get done, and kids don’t take weekends off from being kids. It’s easy to skip taking a little time for ourselves, and such a help when we can manage it. It doesn’t take a lot...