February 4, 2026

Category: Life

Life

Frustrating Things To Hear

Sometimes it’s just hard to get over hearing certain things come out of people’s mouths. Here are some things that frustrate me when I hear them. I don’t mean little kids messing up a word here and there, that’s one thing. These are entirely different, at least to me.   Um – At my last […]

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Life

Challenges For A New Year.

Let’s start this new year old with a little story shall we? Between the October of 2010 and October 2011 I managed to go from 203lbs to 150lbs. For the first time in far too long I was so happy with my appearance. I fit in size 10 clothing and hadn’t been happier in a […]

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Life

50 Things Of/About Me

You know that I love all these little things. More so ones that ask questions that I haven’t answered before or at least not in a very long time. This one I got from my friend Nicole’s blog! So here you go, 50 things about me! 50 random questions: 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? […]

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Life

Our Not Yet Christmas and Some Christmas Baking.

We don’t get to have our Christmas officially until Friday. Why? Because three out of my five aren’t home, they’re with my ex-husband. So we’re not having Christmas until we’re all home. Together. That doesn’t mean we can’t do anything festive the actual day of. It just means we hold off the biggest part until […]

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Kids, Life

Maybe parenting a teenage girl isn't that bad?

Having a teenager, even one that has just started being a teenager, isn’t exactly what most people would consider ‘easy’ when it comes to parenting. Many girls who are sweet and easy going as little kids tend to be wildly the opposite once they hit puberty and their teen years. At least, that’s what I’ve […]

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Kids, Life

Things to pack in a hospital bag when having a new baby

I never actually managed to pack a hospital bag until I was pregnant with Risi. I didn’t have the money for things, and really only tossed a few baby things in a bag and thought I was good all the other times! With Lisi, I didn’t even get that far. This time though, I was […]

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Kids

Smartphones for kids and Zact!

I participated in a campaign for Mom Central Consulting on behalf of Zact. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating One of the things I’ve been thinking about potentially getting Var for Christmas is a smartphone. Largely so I can contact him if I need to when he’s out with his […]

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Kids, Life

Risi turns 1 month

It’s hard to believe that a month ago, well okay a month and two days ago, Risi was born?! Where does the time go? I think a part of not understanding how time can fly comes from the fact that you just are so darn exhausted with a little baby you no longer have any […]

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