Before 'Tyn was born I couldn't smell much. Pretty lotions, decent perfumes, yummy food on the stove. Yeah basic smells. Then he came along and some how my nose was replaced with the dog catcher of all noses. I smell EVERYTHING! From sweat to laundry soap 3 rooms away to the oil on the floor in the garage.

It is never ending.…

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Many experts will tell you the importance of starting your day with a good breakfast and while that may be true, I'm here to tell you of an even better way to kick off your morning. The best start to any day is...continue. 

 

 

After a little bit of a spring break hiatus, my blog finally has a new post up!  It's my usual Friday list of wacky things I've learned recently, including the realization that the shit purposely waits to hit the…

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Last week I saw an ad for a part time office assistant. Figured well shoot I love both my current full time jobs; being a mom/wife and…

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It's been an on going joke that I'm a weather snob.

Personally I don't think there is anything…

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YUP! That about sums up my day so far. …

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My eyes flew open at 7 a.m. today, and I could feel the panic rising even before I sat up in bed. Okay, okay, I told myself. So we missed the bus. Not the end of the world. I'd get everyone up and going, fix a quick breakfast and ...

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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed in all the world.

Romans 1:8 (ESV)



Quick! When you wake up in the morning, what do you do first? Do you:

a) groan because another day is upon you,

b) jump up, cursing the alarm,

c) stretch to see what hurts,

d) smile at the thought and promise of another day, or

e) give thanks?

No judgments, I’ve been guilty of a through d at some point, and oh, let’s be… Continue

Monday mornings are difficult for everyone. Not just for those heading to an office, but also the WAHMs and the SAHMs. I’m too sleepy to write out the acronyms. Kids and parents are tired. Did we party too much? Nope. We just quickly got used to the weekend routine of not rushing, sleeping a bit later, staying up, playing with friends, dinners out, and then reality…alarms, school, work, making lunches, morning commutes. Grumble grumble. There are smiles buried here, stay with…

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Following a mad exchange of Tweets with Momfaze about our tweens’ and teens’ post shower rituals, the consensus was that somehow along the way they never learnt how to hang wet towels. They’re great at leaving them lying around in creative places, but the part where we don’t appreciate that talent hasn’t sunk in yet. Take a peek at …

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Once again, I've put together a list of all the mind-boggling discoveries I've made throughout the past several days. Included is the realization that my son's fingernails are dirtier than the floor of an Irish pub on St. Patrick's Day. Click here for the full list: …

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What mom hasn’t gotten that frantic phone call from their kid at school – “Mom, I forgot my ________!"  You can fill in the blank with any variety of items - homework, lunch, violin, lacrosse stick, glasses - whatever can get left behind usually does at one point or another.

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Seriously, who put my address on the Crack Fairy's first morning stopping list?

 

(As a disclaimer before I continue on with this post, my kids are not, nor have they ever been on any type of narcotic or illegal drug. The term 'crack' is used for humorous purposes only, to fully illustrate how my morning went. So put down the phone call to child services and sit back and enjoy this candid post.)

 

I was woken up this morning, 30 minutes…

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If you've been reading my blog for a while now, you know that I am not a big fan of the morning.  There's just entirely too much talking, not enough following of directions, and a whole lot of driving Mama effing C-R-A-Z-Y goin' on up in here.  I often find myself wishing I could crawl back in bed and start all over again.  The only salvation I can hope for is…

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I'm just going to go ahead and state something now: I am not a morning person. Anyone who knows me, or has lived with me, can attest to that. Hell, you know it's bad when one morning I turned my phone on (I keep it off at night so my Facebook SMS messaging doesn't wake me up when my east coast friends start updating their statuses at 4am my time), and had a text message from one of my best friends 2000 miles away that says, 'I need to run something by you, get your opinion on it, but… Continue

I have little change to report. I’m still running late.



I did get to bed before the usual midnight, and I did get to work before 9 a.m. That’s progress, right? How can I set myself up for a successful morning?



I have an MBA. I should be able to figure this out. If this were a project, how would I handle it?



First begin with the end in… Continue

Weekday mornings in December are difficult. There is a lot going on with the holidays; band concerts, choral concerts, basketball practice, days full of shopping. All of this…

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