Wear Gray Socks

There are times when you need to just let the floor be a little dirty and wear gray socks.  When you are a brand new mom with a helpless human to keep alive, mopping your floors is not high on the list of things to get done. Let’s be honest, even getting to...

Sign me up for the wrinkles

Give me the gray hair.  I’ll take the aches and pains of middle age.  I don’t mind the wrinkles… I’ll think of my wrinkles as all the laughs I had over the years.  When I think of each of my gray hairs (and there are plenty) as a sunset I watched or a giggle...

Romance or Roommates?

How often are you having date nights?  Probably not often enough if you have kids.  It’s easy to just let dating your partner fall by the wayside. There are so many other things going on. So many excuses. You become complacent to the fact that...

Dusting is a Thankless Task

Dusting is a thankless task.  No one is going to say, “Hey, thanks for dusting the sideboard. The absence of dust is remarkable!” No one thanks you for scheduling teeth cleanings at the dentist. Or well checks at the pediatrician. (The kids certainly won’t be...