A visit to a local library’s Pre-K music class turns discordant due to sensory issues… Tune in! In my previous post Calming the Chaos, I touched on raising an OCD/neurodivergent toddler. I recommended calming sensory… Read More »Music & Meltdowns
In this ROUGH season, “Sliding Door” moments birth gratitude… I can’t tell you the last (and only) time I saw the movie “Sliding Doors”. It’s been at least a decade, but recent moments have brought… Read More »Sliding Doors
So many exciting updates to share! I will be keeping this brief. I think. Really, I’ve got a few key updates that I want to throw out there that we’re really excited about here at… Read More »Extra! Extra!
Celebrating the gift of hitting our Year 5, AKA Wood, Anniversary… Before I get to the Year 5 Anniversary gift idea recommendations (which are really just things we’ve done this year to commemorate the Wood… Read More »Wood That It Were So Simple
Oh, how our Irish twins fill our days with the most sensational drama… We’ve got plenty of wild chaos around here to spare, trying to wrangle our turbulent Irish twins. What we find ourselves in… Read More »The Young and the Restless
Choosing to live in the moment does not come naturally…But it’s worth it! For an article about choosing to live in the moment, the title seems like it’s living in the past. Don’t worry, dear… Read More »Happy New Year!
Learning How to Roll with It When Expectations Go Unmet Phew. This has been a BIG hurdle for me in my parenting journey. I tend to set these expectations for how much I’ll accomplish or… Read More »Roll with It
Wishing my not-so-little-anymore baby boy a Happy 3rd Birthday! I don’t anticipate this being a very long entry. I have so much to get done this week. But I knew I’d be remorsefully remiss if… Read More »Orson’s Getting Older
Few more powerful statements applicable to parenting than “take the good with the bad”. I’ve had some serious writer’s block lately. Every time I think of writing a life update, it feels like I’ve gotten… Read More »Parenting Perspective
Learning to stay the course even when everyday feels like another Monday… I haven’t had as much mental bandwidth lately to write more than maybe one post a week, but I’m being reasonably gracious with… Read More »Stay the Course