A view of a pillow on a seat. The pillow reads "tis the season" in red and green text.

Christmassing in a Pandemic – It’s Time to Re-evaluate the To-Do List

December 4, 2020

It occurred to me on about Tuesday of this week, as Christmas stress began to creep in, that I was in the process of trying to deliver the exact same [...]

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Clean House – 7 Small Ways to Start the Year Off Right

December 27, 2019

After another FAN-TABULOUS Fend for Yourself Day now I’m ready to get all this crap out of my house. My husband likes to keep everything out for the 12 Days [...]

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All I Want for Christmas II – Getting Rid of a Toxic To Do List

December 21, 2018

My personal tendency is to get anywhere and everywhere, and do everything as efficiently and as quickly as humanly possible. As a result, I’ve lived most of my life in [...]

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Fend for Yourself Day

December 22, 2017

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Even the most joyous holiday season can knock the wind out of my sails. Of course, there’s always the physical drain from running around and hosting, but I think the [...]

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Welcome to my blog! Here you can read about what’s on my mind as I try my best to recover from screaming at my kids and nagging the bejesus out my husband.

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