2020 took everyone I know through the ringer. My work is specifically with teenagers, as a high school counselor, and while they typically get a bad reputation for being sassy and not always kind, I have the opportunity to see a different side to them, most days. When we made the switch (I officially detest… Continue reading 40 Day Social Media Fast (or at least pause)
I rarely speak on single dads, but I have had a lot of coffee so here we go. Please notice in that first picture who is installing my new light in my laundry room. Now look who is watching him (and holding the flashlight, a job I am glad to give away because I… Continue reading What your child with two homes really wants for 2019
I used to be completely right brained, a lover of art and music, driven completely by my whims and emotions, then I became an educator. Because of the nature of my job, I had to kind of develop my left brain. Take a look at my desk at work and you will note my… Continue reading Broken Crayons Still Color
I guess I have always had a love of the dirt. I can remember one very frightful memory (for my mom and dad) when I dug a large hole in the front yard for a “pool”. Most little boys love the dirt, so Cole and I love to spend time tending to our garden, plants… Continue reading Happiness is digging in the dirt
You know who she is, chances are she comes to those classroom parties by herself, if she even gets to come at all, because she probably needs to save her time off from work for when her child is sick. Nothing feels more alienating than being the token single mama in a group of happily… Continue reading Why you should definitely befriend that single mama in your kid’s friend group
Growing up as a Baptist, we did not usually observe Lent. But as an adult, living in a world of excess, observing Lent has become a regular practice in our lives. Last year, I was in the constant battle (ongoing) with clutter and stuff, so I did the 40 bags in 40 days challenge.… Continue reading Making a habit out of happiness
I love to talk. I am pretty sure that once my parents got me to speak, I never stopped. One of my favorite childhood pictures is of me, around three years old, sitting in the backyard in a wagon, talking intently to the family dog, who looked very engrossed in what I was saying (I… Continue reading Keep It Shut
My child loves to watch silly tv programs (like Teen Titans Go, I try to nudge him more towards Peppa Pig and Peter Rabbit, but it is usually Teen Titans Go or something with Transformers), and during such a program one day, I guess a Credit Karma commercial came on. They were offering the Credit… Continue reading Give credit, where credit is due… (The value of your credit score in your daily life)
When I first moved to Batesville six years ago, in preparation for the birth of my little love, I had a bit of culture shock. Not that Fayetteville is just this place dripping with culture, but I lived in a neighborhood five minutes from everything. I moved from there to a home in the middle… Continue reading The Pioneer Woman’s Olive Cheese Bread (see also, a taste of heaven)
My child came home from school today a little bit tired and cranky. I came home from work a lot tired, with some swollen glands in my throat…a forboding feeling for the sickness to come. The only solution, before a bubble bath and some extra bedtime snuggles, was a massive amount of carbs, AKA, spaghetti… Continue reading Mozzarella stuffed turkey meatballs (or beef, if that is the person that you are, no judgment)
Boy Mama No Drama 