How many of us moms will admit that sometimes we just, well, we blow? We lose it. Our level of frustration begins to rise until it spills over and it feels like there is nothing left to do but let it out. I am sure that somewhere out in this world are moms who never raise their voices. I say hats off to you. But I also know that it’s one of those things most of us moms who do yell don’t like to admit. Why do we yell? I think we do it for a few reasons. One is … Continue reading
The title of this book, “The Well-Fed Self-Publisher,” caught my eye right off the bat. I’ve been involved with writing and publishing for the last several years and one of the first things you learn is that self-publishing is a hard road and you hardly ever make any money at it. Yet this book blows that out of the water. Author Peter Bowerman takes us step-by-step through the process of self-publishing a book, from making the decision to self-publish in the first place by debunking the myth that you can’t do everything the publisher can, to learning the ins and … Continue reading
About 99% of all talks given in the Mormon Church contain the following story: A man went to a fair where several young men had gathered to look for work. He interviewed the boys and asked them what their skills were. One young man said, “I can buck hay really well.” Another said, “I’m good with animals.” One boy said, “I can sleep when the wind blows.” The man didn’t know what to make of that answer, but it intrigued him. After talking to all the applicants, he decided to take the boy with the peculiar answer home with him. … Continue reading
We have had a busy week in the baby blog! If you haven’t had time to catch up on all your reading, here it is all in one place. Grab a cup of coffee and have a seat! August 7 Why Banning Formula Isn’t Awful This week the New York City Department of Health banned free formula in New York City public hospitals in an effort to promote breastfeeding. The internet has been abuzz about the ban both for and against it. Although I actively promote breastfeeding when possible, I actually think that banning formula is good economic sense. Read … Continue reading
With my first daughter, I was assigned a pediatrician who had the smallest patient load. That’s who the HMO gave me so that’s who I took. Little did I know that one of the reasons she had the smallest patient load was because no one liked her. Before my oldest turned one, we found a new pediatrician, and learned a valuable lesson. I found my current pediatrician by interviewing her. Yes, they gave me a hard time because interviews are not covered by your insurance. But when the pediatrician heard that a parent was asking for five or ten minutes … Continue reading
Today was a particularly trying day for me. It seemed as if each time I asked Dylan not to do something, he look right at me and did it anyways. Also, he had a couple of tantrums over things that I could do nothing about. For example, he wanted to play with Play Doh and I could not find any in the house. For about forty five minutes he let me know how upset he was that I did not have the Play Doh that he needed. The whole day seemed to flow from one limit testing scenario to another … Continue reading
Last week was my son’s high school graduation. It was a special occasion for my husband and I, along with the other parents of the nearly 300 students that graduated from my son’s class. Yes, you read that right…there were almost 300 students who had to walk across the stage. So you can imagine that it was a long evening. From the start, the principal kindly but firmly asked that all parents hold their applause until every name has been read. Not only would it delay the evening but it could prevent the next name from being heard. Cool beans…or … Continue reading
It’s been so nice lately that I want to work in my yard and neglect the inside of my house. The outside of our homes says just as much about us as the inside but right now, I’m struggling with it. I have one of “those” neighbors, trash fills their yard, cars and car parts litter the driveway and front yard. Half built shacks lean against the house and the weeds have completely taken over the yard. It makes it hard to stay motivated to keep my yard nice when the weed seeds are causing weeds to sprout everywhere, no … Continue reading
Every time I walk into my basement I feel a little guilty. I live in Utah, pretty much the preparedness capital of America and I am unprepared. I think part of that is that I don’t know what I’m preparing for and the second thing holding me back is that I tend to overwhelm myself. If three days of food is good a month would be better. No, wait! I better get a year! So I overwhelm myself with the sheer volume of stuff I think I need to keep my family safe. Then I worry about us being in … Continue reading
Ever have one of those irrational moments as a parent? The kind where you are so oblivious to how you are handling things that you are sure everyone else is crazy? Last week I had one of those. It was my son’s first official day of work. Up until then he had gone for either orientation or training but on his first official day he would be working a full five hours. He was supposed to text me when he got to work and text me when he was leaving. He was also supposed to come home and change before … Continue reading