It’s so hard to get caught in the comparison trap. To look it others and think, “Wow, if I could just be like that….” I’ve had a war within me pretty much since the moment I found out I was going to be a mother. It was like I looked around and found all the […]
Cleaning
Habits = GOOD! (most of the time…)
I am on a quest in my house. I shared on Monday my QUEST to be not-quite-so-fat. But as much as I try to not take on too much at one time, I’m also realizing that the other areas in my life that are LACKING also bring me down emotionally, thus making me eat, thus […]
Simplifying Me: Mergers and Consolidations
HA! No, no business talk today. And given my previous job, Mergers and Consolidations give me a bit of a tick in my neck at the thought… (I was a payroll manager, and our company liked to buy, merge, and consolidate companies quite a bit… made my job… fun… *ahem*) When a business merges, there […]
A slight feeding therapy success
Oh how I wish I had a picture of it. My sister and I were in my dining room, planning my other sister’s baby shower. Jami looked down and said, “Uh, Krista?” I followed her gaze, and there was Annabelle. Laying on the floor. Guzzling water from her sippy-cup. She wasn’t sucking on it, but […]
We’re ALMOST THERE!
For the past 2 weeks, hubby and I have dedicated every waking/non-working moment just about to reorganizing/cleaning/rehauling our house. With Baby Annabelle coming, it was in sore need of it! But now, I’m POOPED! I’d hoped to get a lot of rest while kiddos were gone, to work on my writing, to pre-blog a bunch […]