Last year circa Homecoming 2023 my #1 asked me to help him tie his black suit tie around his bright red shirt collar. Never have I ever tied a tie but since we bought him a real tie over a clip-on I did what any modern-day mom would do and YouTubed it. He crouched at…
I like walking at my kids soccer practices but yesterday I didn’t have time to go home and change into walking clothes and since I didn’t look how I was supposed to I almost didn’t do one of the few things that makes me feel better. But I caved and decided to walk in my…
Continue reading ➞ Break-cycle
I hid her for a long time. But time and healing have brought new perspective. She’s chubby, flabby, saggy, stretchy, and strong and I love her. I am forever filled with gratitude for all she has given to me and experienced with me and survived for me. I have been thinking how we may sometimes…
Continue reading ➞ Hide and Seek
Listen, I know that extraordinary people with extraordinary stories are- well- extraordinary.Rags to riches.Rising from the ashes.Beating the odds.Wow, that’s really something.In fact, it’s extraordinary. And I love reading those stories.On one hand, they are a reminder that if a human can survive and thrive in spite of those unbelievable odds then surely I can…
Continue reading ➞ Extra Ordinary
📸: Sweet As Hunny Photography When I was a teen I spent hours connecting to dial up internet on our single family computer and scouring whatever search engine came with circa 1998 for inspirational quotes. I then printed out those quotes and pasted them in a spiral notebook that I would thumb through on the…
Continue reading ➞ Hearts of Humanity
Guys. My book has been delivered to the publisher's inbox and the next phase of this nearly decade long journey begins. That being said, I want to tell you a secret. Last November I met with Starfish Stories Publishing. They were the first publishing company to express any interest in my book and I went into…
Continue reading ➞ One Isn’t the Loneliest Number
You know, I’ve been thinking about something and it’s probably gonna cause a ruckus but if we’ve learned anything in this life it’s that not talking about things doesn’t make them go away. In fact, it breeds ‘em bigger. So, here’s what I have been thinking: what if it is not enough? Motherhood that is.…
Continue reading ➞ Mother May I?
Once upon a time I deactivated my social media accounts and in doing so, Facebook deleted my Rebel Housewife page and that means it also deleted all the micros that I had written which is all well and good but also it was definitely an unexpected consequence of my social media sabbatical. In order to…
Continue reading ➞ Rude Intrudes
Eye masks courtesy of Rebel Beauty venture. Hello- finally! Let's just get right to the crux of the matter. I have had a big old shift in my world since the turn of this year and as a result all of my focus- and by that I mean energy and motivation- went with it. The big…
Continue reading ➞ At Dawn We Rest
Now that the kids are back to school, I'm finding myself sliding back into old patterns which turns out are crucial to maintaining my mental health. Oh how easily I abandon all routine. I don't know what it is but when my kids lounge around, I lounge around. When my kids can sleep in, I…
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