I am not one who particularly enjoys posting on a 'hot to trot' topic like the ones currently trending on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook; but I feel that I have no choice given the hatred being spewed in oh- so -many directions. There are some days where I just want to ignore the news outlets…
I frequently find myself ranting and raving about product discoveries so I figured I would condense them here and share my excitement in a blog; what else is a 21st century momma to do {read: I am caving to social media conformity and making a list}. My life has been changed by a few simple…
Continue reading ➞ {a few of} My Favorite Things
*WARNING: The following contains controversial topics of conversation. Proceed at own risk of being offended. There are many different parenting styles, philosophies on child-rearing and all kinds of moms out there: crunchy, attachment, helicopter, working outside the home, stay at home, breast-feeding, bottle-feeding, Pinterest-y, Pinterest failing , pro-vacciners and anti-vaxxers...the list goes on. We seem to…
**The following blog post is rated PG-13. Reader discretion advised** You know that feeling where life is flowing as smoothly as a baby's behind and just keeps going that way? Yea, me neither. For years I have been plagued by a shithead who insists that plans and budgets are for suckers. His name: Irony. We have…
Continue reading ➞ Irony is a {*}itch.
I don't know about you, but there are some days where I just don't think I can make it through the day. Ever since Daylight Savings came to an end, I have been struggling. Remind me why Daylight Savings is still a thing. You would think that one hour would not impact your child or children's sleeping…
Continue reading ➞ {De}stressed
*The following contains one lonely little affiliate link. You can read my full disclosure policy here. As I mentioned here, finding a family movie can be challenging.  Ratings are helpful, but in my book, not always accurate.  I don't know about you, but some of these flicks teach a lesson that I am not excited…
Continue reading ➞ Zootopia: A Cinematic Gem
My news feed is full of {shared} articles consisting of lists. Systematic procedures encouraging unsuspecting readers to be better; better at wife-ing, mother-ing, parent-ing, career-ing, exercise-ing, cook-ing--anything and everything.  Don't get me wrong, I have found some valuable advice and thought provoking ideas among these posts. However, I have found that they are missing some…
As you know, we are a family of 7. Â That means we have five, count 'em five {head-counts are a necessity with five} little people who depend on us for everything. Â I am constantly asked: "How do you do it." Standard reply: "We just do it." But, recently I started thinking: "How do we do…
Continue reading ➞ Survival Mode
Not every story of turmoil and discrimination is a major one. Some set the tone for adulthood and some just remind us that prejudices exist. Mine is the latter. I am an American citizen born and {mostly} raised in the United States; more specifically, middle America. Born to an American mother and Kuwaiti father. I…
There's a guy who walks by my side day in and day out. The stresses of daily living easily take their toll. We spend most of our time parenting little people. And by parenting, I mean acting as referee. Most of our day is spent yelling, er, saying: "Stop fighting!" "{S}he was playing with that first.…
Continue reading ➞ Shaft-ed, but not Forgotten
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