Friday was one of those days. I had a doctor’s appointment, little A had OT, Eric was at the office across town for several hours and got home late. Multiple people got annoyed at me for not responding fast enough to messages (sorry! I promise I’m trying my best), little A woke up an hour early from his nap and screamed the whole time as I rushed around doing chores.
Then when I took everyone to the park for some outside time, little E played in the mud–I was too tired to stop him and it’s probably good for his immune system–and required a full change when we got home.
By the time Eric got home I was in a m o o d and yes, I ordered pizza, tossed the kids at Eric and took a break alone in our bedroom. Sometimes you have to throw in the towel.… Read More »

As I’m reading the Thirty Chic Days series, I realize that as a reader of mostly non-fiction/self-help books, I definitely gravitate towards books written by women who aren’t parents.
Currently I’m lifting myself out of a reading rut (I only read one book in February and didn’t love it). When choosing my new read, I thought, I need something girly and fluffy. A quick, light read; not another of my thick parenting books or journalism-style current issue reads.
I’m a little tired of doing a “Life Lately” every week at the moment. We have a new(ish) puppy. It’s the snowiest February on record here in Minnesota. We’re planning our Australia trip. I’m working on photography and writing and cooking a lot. That’s a good summary of every week lately!