March 8, 2018
Hi, Shorties! Gosh, what a week around here. In the wake of the school shooting in Florida, we’ve had multiple incidents in multiple area schools that have resulted in lockouts and lockdowns. Little Tallman and Littler Tallman’s school was on lockout one afternoon, the same day as the Utica College scare, and I felt uneasy the whole time, despite my…
February 15, 2018
So funny how different school breaks feel like now that I’m not teaching anymore. Now it’s like, get all my ducks in a row before break; before, it was, get my ducks in a row during break! It’s really not all that much easier these days. The thing that makes it easier is that I’m happier now, I feel like I’m…
February 12, 2018
Hey Ya! Been super consumed with life right now, to the point where pumping out sweet content for my blog has taken a bit of a backseat right now. Tallest Tallman was away for two weekends for work, which wasn’t killing my groove too much, but then he came back from Minneapolis last weekend (yeah, yup, #SBLII !!!), and a…
February 2, 2018
Hi, Shorties! Today I want to share with you my take on routines. Ah, routines- such a love/hate relationship. You need them, and kids do crave them, but they sure do resist them a lot, too. Finding the right balance of spontaneity and the tedious accomplishment of daily tasks is tricky business. The routine is your safety net that allows…
January 17, 2018
I’m going to let you in on something that concerns me, quite a bit. I don’t know what to do about it, in a community-wide sense, and I don’t know what the repercussions are, if any, but I believe it has to have some kind of effect. This concern of mine is constant stimulation via modern media sources. When I…
Seriously. What are you waiting for. You complain about grocery shopping, and yet you haven’t done the whole order online for pickup thing!!! Quit whining, and figure it out! One of our local Hannaford stores has “Hannaford To Go,” where you order everything on their website, choose a time to pick it up, and then… Then… It’s so glorious, I don’t know…
January 12, 2018
Guys, seriously, I know I have a blog. But just so we’re clear, I have no idea what the heck I’m doing. I can’t even wing my eyeliner right. I’m making it all up as I go along. There is not a ton of wisdom that you’re going to get from me, especially if I’m sitting down trying to come…
January 10, 2018
A dream is a wish your heart makes. And dreams can sometimes change. Once upon a time, I dreamed to be a public school music teacher. I did everything I needed to do and I got that job! And it was awesome! Then I became a mom, and my dreams shifted. The concept of having someone else watch my kids…
December 16, 2017
As the late Tom Petty sang, “so it’s Christmas time, again…” This holiday has had a completely new meaning to me since becoming a mom. Anyone else? I am a product of the 20th century American middle class, through and through. For me, I was extremely fortunate to have three unremarkable pregnancies (thank you, Jesus) and deliveries (thank you, Jesus),…
November 13, 2017
Momming ain’t easy! We all know that! And we are social creatures, even us shy ones. (I said that to include all my shy pals, I am not typically a shy one!) We have a need to feel understood, to find common ground with others. New moms need a support system that includes family and friends who have been there.…