I am ashamed to say that reading a book at bedtime was a rare occurrence around here until recently. This is odd considering that my extended family still jokes about my nose being in a book whenever they saw me as a kid. Little do they know, I still always have a book with me...it's just on my phone and I can switch between listening to it and reading it. (I love … [Read more...]
Vacation is over: 4 More Newbie SAHM revelations.
I finally feel like I crossed over the working mom to work at home mom bridge. The holidays are over and school is back on. After a few days of actually catching up on behind the scenes stuff for this blog and having some writing work, I've determined that the only "staying" that this mom is doing involves staying in front of the computer "working" (while the kids are at … [Read more...]
A bit more time
photo source I have had a love affair with books my entire life. There was nothing that I enjoyed more than escaping into another world through the pages of a book. I knew “Winter was coming” years (maybe a decade?) before Game of Thrones debuted on HBO. When my nose was not immersed in a book, I escaped into worlds that I built in my own mind. Worlds … [Read more...]
$500 Warm Up The New Year Cash Giveaway Event
It's been a COLD last couple of weeks so I am participating in the Warm Up the New Year Cash Giveaway for all my readers and friends to join! My word for 2014 is "Create" and not only do I want to create opportunities and an awesome life for my family, I want to create great opportunities for my friends. Remember that when all is said and done, what's left are the memories … [Read more...]
I did not sign up to be your short order cook!
When I think of quitting my job last month to stay home with the kids, an image of Princess Buttercup shoving the Dread Pirate Roberts, aka Wesley, down the hill, hearing his "as you wish," and jumping after him plays in my head...except I am the one rolling down the hill and Pea is standing on Pork Chop's shoulders shoving me. Then they both jump in after me. I left a job … [Read more...]