Feb 05
This is me on the treadmill at the gym! For month 5 of my own personal parenting plan, I have been working on going to the gym 3 times per week so that I have more energy to be present for my kids and more energy to hang out and spend time with them. I …
Jan 28
Hey there! It’s a great day here where I live. We just had a snow storm come through and clear out the nasty nasty air we had been having for the last few weeks. I can breathe again! Well, as you know, each month I have been working on a new parenting goal to help …
Jan 21
I can’t believe we are on month 5 of the parenting plan already and so far I feel like I have made so much progress if I look back to the first month. Baby steps are so much easier for me and I have tried to set attainable goals for myself that I can actually …
Jan 15
Well, for my parenting plan, this month I’m working on going to the gym 3 or more times a week so I can have more energy to spend some extra quality time with my kids. It’s a New Year’s Resolution of sorts. Last week I went to the gym 4 times. I haven’t found that …
Jan 08
I took it upon myself to have a social media and blogging break while my kids were out of school for Christmas break. It was wonderful and I feel more centered, but it’s also good to be back as I love writing about my experiences as a Mom and I love to keep trying to …
Nov 30
Well this is the last week in month 4 of my parenting plan. I’ve been working on listening to my kids more and the results have been absolutely incredible. There have been a couple times I failed and I had to apologize and ask my kids to repeat themselves because I was tuning them out. …
Nov 23
I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving. Ours was perfect filled with friends, family and great food and lots of ping pong :). This year I have been taking baby steps and working toward being a better Mom. I have noticed an overall sense of peace, contentment and love in our home since I have …
Nov 15
This week was the first snow of the season and we had lots of fun making snow angels, shoveling the driveway together, and playing in the snow. Well, we’re already on month 4, week 2 of the Parenting Plan. I have been working on listening to my kids more this month. I have found when …
Nov 15
I don’t think I ever wrapped up month 3 before moving on to month 4. So, in month 3 I have been working on giving my kids more hugs and reporting on the results each week. The results have been incredible, I can’t even begin to say how helpful this challenge has been to me …
Nov 08
I woke up this morning in a funk. I was disappointed about the results of last night’s presidential election. I really wanted Mitt Romney to win and when he didn’t, I got in a mood. You don’t want to mess with me when I get in a mood! As I woke up this morning and …
