It’s time for a Reality Check. We need a reality check from time to time, mamas. Life gets busy. Complicated. Stuff happens…or doesn’t. Failing to take a moment and be realistic about where we are and where we want to be is kind of like keeping our head in the sand. How can we adjust our course if we refuse to acknowledge when we have wandered off from it? First… Continue Reading
Organization: Decisions and Holy Grails
Today, I looked at my desk. It looked back…mocking me. I decided I wasn’t going to let my desk ‘dis’ me like that. And I had a re-visitation of starry host singing hallelujah and radiant glory shining down upon me (or How I Found the Possible Holy Grail of Paper Organization). And behold, a revelation on how to decide what to title the six sections in my (possible) Holy Grail of… Continue Reading
The Holy Grail of Organizing? Or Another Wasted Purchase? I Can’t Decide!
If you are like me, you have piles. Because organizing doesn’t always come easily for you. Deep down inside, you WANT to have files…neatly color-coded, alphabetized files in fashionable designs housed in cute but functional receptacles for said files. You want the contents to be neatly arranged, so whatever contract, bill, recipe or other item magically appears the instant you look for it. The reality is that files just don’t… Continue Reading
How to Poach an Egg (for People Who Can’t Poach Eggs)
Mister asks me all the time to make him poached eggs. My answer is usually “No, Mister, I’m not making poached eggs this morning.” I stink at making poached eggs, you see, and since I’m not really what you call a “morning person,” starting my day out with an epic failure is not my idea of fun. I don’t need that kind of stress in my life, let me tell… Continue Reading
Keeping Chickens – When Tragedy Strikes
The idea of backyard hens is quaint and cute, but reality often is not. When you think about a little flock of hens in your backyard, what comes to mind? Fresh, healthy eggs nestled in golden straw filled nesting boxes…fluffy chicken fannies up in the air while they peck for bugs and worms…maybe them coming running to you to get treats when you step outside amid sunshine and flowers? Sure,… Continue Reading
My Trim Healthy Mama “Trimmaversary” – One Year Later
A year from now, what will you wish you had started? What will you regret starting and not following through? A year sounds so long, especially when you have a huge task in front of you. And yet, it goes by in the blink of an eye. If you’re a mom, you definitely know what I’m talking about. Here’s what happened for me after a year of Trim Healthy Mama… Continue Reading
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