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Anxiety: Crying Over Pork Chops
I failed at life today…okay, that is a gross overstatement. But, I did fail at dinner. Tonight will go down in infamy as the night mom had a major meltdown over undercooked pork chops. That is how anxiety works…repressing and living in denial until that last, most of the time, small drop causes the glass to spill over. The first time I had a panic attack, it was triggered by the fact that I had accidentally shrunk the ironing board cover in the dryer and it wouldn’t fit. If I am completely honest with myself, I could have easily thrown the pork chops back on the stove. The thing that…
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Birthday Giveaway
It’s my birthday week…more specifically, I am a Halloween baby. Growing up I absolutely loved my birthday. I loved getting cake, presents, and candy. I loved having dozens of visitors and wishing them a Happy Halloween. As I’ve grown older, my birthday doesn’t hold as much of an appeal as it used to as a kid. Now that I am a mom, Halloween has become a different kind of special. It is so fun watching the boys become excited about dressing up and getting candy. The one thing that has not changed for me over the years is that as much as I love getting presents, I love giving…
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Super Mom
I’ve always wanted to show the world a photo of my kitchen sink full of dirty dishes. I absolutely cannot go to bed with any dishes in the sink. It is something that just makes my skin crawl…and yet…I’ve had to learn to let that go at times. As my boys have grown I’ve tried to teach them certain traits that their future wives will appreciate…such as dish duty, putting the toilet seat/lid down, not leaving toothpaste in the sink, or leaving dirty socks all over the place. That being said, they are boys…they are preteen boys…and their expectations of how certain things should be done are VERY different than…
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What If…Semicolon Movement
What if Goob wakes up and I don’t get enough sleep. What if I don’t get the boys to school on time. What if I look fat in the yoga pants I chose for the gym. What if I don’t have as good of a workout as I hope. What if I don’t have the motivation to clean the house like I planned to. What if I don’t finish my master’s degree. What if no one reads my blog. What if I never live up to the expectations of my husband. What if Mr. Man deploys soon. What if we can’t sell our house. What if I never lose the baby…
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Mom Shaming
Mom-shaming…it is something has become WAY too prominent. I’ve been mom-shamed too many times to count. For some reason, everyone has an opinion and they think they need to voice it. I have totally been a mom-shamer as well. It is easy to jump to conclusions and assume the worst. What prompted me to write this post was my beautiful, intelligent cousin. She tweeted about a mom who seemed would rather play a game on her phone than give her children any attention. The things she was writing that this mom was saying…well let’s just say if I were the one overhearing her I would’ve totally stepped in. But my…
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10 Weirdly Interesting Things About Me
#1-I once bought a metal detector from Walmart to help my sister search for her car keys that she had lost while sledding down Old Main Hill at Utah State University. We never found the keys, I returned the used metal detector, and my parents weren’t terribly happy I aided and abetted my sister in her shenanigans. #2-Qualifying for and then running in the Bostom Marathon is at the top of my bucket list. #3-My first job was at age 13, sharing a newspaper route with my sister. Every Saturday dad would help us fold the papers, drive us around and then take us to get donuts. Best job I’ve ever…
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Hello world!
Howdy, soon to be friends!!! Welcome to my blog, life, craziness. I am SO glad you are here. I thoroughly hope you enjoy laughing with me/at me and my crazy, testosterone filled life. I am definitely lacking in the xx chromosomes in my family. I am the mom of 4 boys, wife to a pretty amazing Mr. Man, nutritionist, lover of food (both preparing and consuming), mother-runner, gymrat, and handbag addict. In my spare time I think about cupcakes and donuts, and occasionally consume cupcakes and donuts. I’m currently working towards my dietitian degree/license and also contemplating adding a personal trainer certification to go along with my degree. I currently…
