Last week, I had to complete one of those health quotient questionnaires for our insurance, and I failed. Okay, I don't know what "failing" is, but I didn't do very well. You see, it asked me many questions about how I've been feeling this past year (Emotional? Yes. Tired? Yes. Overwhelmed? Yes and yes!) The one question it didn't ask though was the most important. Have you had a ...
Archives for April 2011
Friday Favorites: Good Friday Edition
Wow. It's been a week. In fact, yesterday was a week all in itself. Just ask my friend who hosted the most fun, most lovely and most injury-laden Easter Egg Hunt ever. Seriously. We came away with a bruised leg on one child and a split upper lip on the other. Thankfully, the fish food pellet was successfully extracted from someone else's child's ear. Still, we had fun. We certainly did. ...
Tuesday’s Tip: Empty the Sink.
Lately, I've been trying really hard to keep a bit more order in our home, in my life, and this is one thing that really seems to be helping. To all the neat freaks out there, this probably goes without saying, but for people like me who struggle to get anything done some days, I'll go ahead and say it: Empty the kitchen sink. EVERY NIGHT. Seriously. Waking up to an ...
Thursday Thoughts: What’s the deal?
I find myself asking that a lot this week. Like: What's the deal with wanting the crust cut off? She's never cared about crust before. What's the deal with dogs who like to lie down on things that are freshly planted? What's the deal with my dishes? Weren't they all done earlier today? What's the deal with my internet connection? I thought we paid for "high-speed" not ...