I love being a parent, and I love my daughter, but there are some things I really miss from the time in my life before I was a parent. Here are the three that spring to mind without even thinking: 1. Silence. OMG how I miss silence. It seems even after she’s asleep Ryan (who’s … Continue reading
I admit at times I can be a little bit too “rule focused” and do it the “right” way focused. I also know that it’s hard for others around me (especially my 3 year old) to live with my insane self imposed rules. To work on this I have decided that when I start getting … Continue reading
I am a go go go, do it, do it now, do it right kind of person. I have recently begun to see that does not always serve me well. So in the spirit of creating a life in balance I’ve decided to give myself a weekly mission. A little something to think about or … Continue reading
This whole potty training business is something else. When she was about 18 months she was very interested in going on the little potty ~ she did it great for quite a while. I was thinking ~ sheesh, finally something’s finally going to be easy with her. Yeah right. A couple weeks, maybe a month … Continue reading
Have you ever stopped, looked around and realized you weren’t exactly psyched where you’re at? That’s what’s been happening to me over the last few weeks. It’s interesting when you take things out and look at them what you come up with ~ and what you see is driving your actions. Life Again I have … Continue reading
If you love crock pot cooking this is gonna be cool for you ~ another kind of slow cooker ~ a SOLAR cooker. The Hot Pot Solar Cooker is like a crock pot powered by the sun. How cool!? It takes about an hour for the cooker to heat up to cooking temperatures and can … Continue reading
This has been a weird week or two ~ our schedules have been totally whacked out and the one night Ryan was home I had no idea what to cook for dinner. I really wanted to get in the car and go out to eat ~ but we’re working on eating at home so I … Continue reading
