I need to confess that I am that mom who hasn’t left her children with sitters for longer than one night in order to have a romantic overnight alone with her husband. I also need to confess that I preach regularly about putting your relationship with your spouse in a priority position because someday, God […] Read more…
It was a tough week in the Corning household. My work week was absolutely brutal, I spent the better part of Saturday cleaning up dog vomit, summer finally came roaring in with 119 degree temperatures in Phoenix, my nine-year-old son lost the state flag football championship by one point after going undefeated all season – […] Read more…
If there is an inappropriate conversation to be had I will have it. I’m really good at it. It’s one of my super powers. This week’s inappropriate conversation took place at a celebration of life. I can only take half credit for this inappropriate conversation as technically my fairy godmothers were already having the conversation and […] Read more…
I hate shopping. I’ve always hated shopping. My mother is basically a professional shopper (that woman has never met a sale that didn’t have her name on it) and didn’t accept the fact her only daughter hated shopping until I was twenty-five. It was a tough day for her – sorry to disappoint ya mom! […] Read more…
I’m so busy during the day I forget to pee or eat. Which makes sense, because I can only forget the first bodily function if I’ve neglected the second. I’ve picked up my children later from after school care late three times the last three times I’ve had to pick them up. As a result […] Read more…
About two years a mom of two in my office raved to me in the hallway about how she had recently bought a Groupon for a professional organizer and that it had changed her life. A married male colleague with three children and a stay at home wife overheard our conversation and with an amused […] Read more…