New Weekend Working Theory
If it is the weekend, and we feel like we should be working, but we don’t do any working, but
Author: Anne
I am a single mother of 2 really great young adults. I am a professional as well, and hope to tell you some funny, authentic, and encouraging stories on my blog to help encourage and empower other single or just crazily busy parents. But I need to warn you that this blog is where I work out (for myself) some crazy ideas from their bitter, salty, pretzeled-up shapes into hopefully some better-tasting pastries.
Any insanely busy person can probably relate to them ... crazy times call for crazy friends sharing crazy stories so we can laugh rather than cry about the way things turn out! (usually for the best, but sometimes that takes a very long time to see)
Siblings, Shiblings, Skibblings, Who Needs Them?
Part 1: I have three siblings, all grown adults, mind you! To cut to the chase, my brothers don’t seem
I Can’t Cut Out the Sleep
I have this fantasy that I only need 5 hours of sleep a night to be a normally functioning person
Gold Star Club for All Parents
I don’t want to cut married parents out of this. I know that sometimes it is more lonely to be
Spending Money Impresses Whom?
I hate to admit it… Sometimes I want to impress myself too.
Preserving Quiet Time
I love podcasts! A good comedy station on Pandora beats up on a bad rumination cycle while I am cooking
Hey Guess What?
Hey Guess What? Single parenting and parenting never ends. We thought we were on the marathon race to get to
Never Forget the Value of Your Personal Routine
When I have a crappy day, I try to remember that tomorrow is another day. I can go to bed
That Mom
Some Moms just aren’t nice. Some ladies are bitter, mean, resentful women who think life gave them a raw deal.
Boundaries and Lines
Such a frightful gray area between forgiving someone, letting it all go, and holding boundaries tightly to “maintain dignity”, to
3-Legged Table: Reframing Our Beautiful Chaos 