Month: July 2021

I’m surprised how happy I am that it’s Friday today, but honestly I’m tired of the camp drop off and pick up routine. And I want a drink! I on...

Thank you all for your comments on Tuesday’s post. It was very validating to hear that others felt similarly, and that I am not alone. It was also good to...

So I realized something yesterday: I am really, really, REALLY anxious about the fall. Like I am overwhelmed by my anxiety about it. My desire to exert some con...

I need to be up this morning at 6:45am, and I was really stressed out last night that I’d snooze through my alarms, so when I woke up on my own at 6:10am ...

It’s day four of operation clean up this piece of shit house. I wouldn’t say it’s going great. Even “going well” feels like a stro...

My friends and I left the KOA yesterday afternoon. We got one of the girl’s bikes fixed, grabbed some supplies, dipped in the pool, and then hit the road....

When I was a kid a lot was made of my birthday. My summer birthday was celebrate multiple times – in May with my classmates, on my actual birthday in July...

Well we did it! We made it through Phase 1! My son left this morning and now it’s just the (infinitely easier) group of girls. All the mom’s come later today an...

{Written early Wednesday…} We made it! Getting everyone’s stuff, plus a ton of food, plus six bodies, into the SUV was tough, but we managed. We left later than...

Yesterday was…overwhelming. A lot of errands with my kids and then more errands alone. A lot of shopping. A lot of running in to grab one thing. A lot of ...