Every year. Every year I tell myself I’ll be prepared, & get my Christmas shopping done early. Every year I tell myself that I’ll be less stressed during the holidays, & more in the place to enjoy the meaning of the season rather than rage-shopping. And every year… it turns out that I’m a BIG […]
Holiday Shopping- 5 Stages Of Grief
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Let me tell you- whoever said that clearly never tried to decorate a house for Christmas with six overeager kids and a throbbing post-Thanksgiving hangover. So the holiday season is in full swing, and I’m not feeling it. I love the spiritual meaning of Christmas, but I’m […]
National Siblings Day
If you’re a regular social media user (and let’s face it, you probably wouldn’t have landed here if you aren’t), then chances are you heard at some point that today is National Siblings Day! Umm…. huh? Before I get to my point, let me first say that I am a firm skeptic of these “so […]
Go Green
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, if you’re Irish, or you like Ireland, or like drinking, or like corned beef, or like…. green, I guess? As someone who has a rather muddled ethnic heritage, I was always lukewarm about St. Paddy’s Day. While I appreciate the idea of pride in one’s cultural identity, I always felt like […]
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is this week, and to celebrate it, The Captain and I decided we’d have a quiet, romantic dinner at home… …then we laughed and laughed, because KIDS. On a serious note, we don’t typically go all out on Valentine’s Day- usually we give each other a thoughtful card and some chocolates. If the […]
