I can’t believe it’s spring break already. I’ve passed 2 midterms with flying colors and I’m halfway through the semester! Wahoo!! I started back at school last spring. I took one class. Then I took a summer class. Then I registered for 2 fall classes. Then life happened and I dropped both fall classes. I […]
Branded
Motherhood does not come naturally to me. It is something I have to work at every day. It takes a conscious effort. Some days Skylar watches way too much TV. And some days the most I can bring myself to do is read a bedtime story. I consider playing a game a small victory and […]
A Mother & Her Uppercase R
I knew there would be moments that I’d feel like the worst parent in the world. That there would be times I’d look back and wish there was something I had or hadn’t done. That I would say something and instantaneously feel like a complete idiot. I knew it, but that doesn’t mean I was […]
“Oh, Ryeli!”
Sometimes I’m just going about my normal day and I’m suddenly knocked off my feet by a seemingly obvious revelation. It’s usually one of those things I know that I know, yet I instantaneously find myself looking at it with a fresh perspective. It’s startling and it usually makes me laugh at first. Then I […]
Showrooming
Most of you probably have no idea what showrooming is, but the truth is you probably do it several times a week. It’s happening more and more and it can be both a good and bad thing. Showrooming is basically using physical stores as a showroom for your purchases. You go to Best Buy, Barnes […]
Worst Dance Mom Ever
For someone who always used to be on top of it all, this is difficult for me to say: I am the worst dance mom. Like. Ever. And it’s not in the way you would think. I’m not obsessive, organized, and screaming. I don’t have back-up bobby pins or an extra set of tights in […]