This blog is going to be a little off the intended normal topic for Managing It All, but as you read, maybe you will see in my world, it does align with balancing family. My very diverse family is the motivation for me writing this and hoping the racial tensions in our country get better. I
From Somewhere In The Middle
It Starts At Home!
It starts at home. The way our children think, learn, speak, and present themselves. It starts at home. A simple statement, yet I think sometimes it’s easy to forget what sponges our children are, and even before they completely comprehend it, they see the actions, hear the tones, and understand more words than we ever
What’s Love Got To Do With It?
April marked a huge milestone in my life and I wanted the first blog back from my break to be in honor of it. My husband and I celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary. I know that this is not an unusual feat and there are couples all around us hitting much higher numbers, but with statistics
Managing Time Before It Manages You
Oh Time, our elusive friend or staunch enemy, that we all seem to chase every day, week, month, year. It is so hard to believe something can be so giving and yet so cruel at the same time. I figured out a long time ago that how I manage this benevolent beast is key to
The Step-Mom Roller Coaster
Motherhood is truly the most beautiful unexplainable emotional roller coaster a human being could ever experience. Most mothers could give you a minute by minute account of the day they gave birth to the amazing beings they spent 9 months growing inside of them, bonding with, and growing to love every second of every day.
10 Things You Should Know About That Teenage Girl’s Mom Before Judging Her
I have always prided myself on being an ambitious person who has never backed down from a challenge. I throw myself into problems and come up with solutions. I do not scare easily. I am a planner and an organizer. I go into every situation prepared and ready to succeed, which has served me well
I Blame Disney
I Blame Disney When we were young our favorite Disney movies taught us that the good guy wins, the bad guy loses, and the prince and princesses live happily ever after. Then we grew and had kids and the many Disney shows taught them, in addition to those things, that the kids get the laugh
Having It All?!
I Have This! Really!? There is a reason I called this blog “Managing” it all and not “Having” it all. By definition, I can say I “have” the family, reasonably successful career, and a pretty fulfilling life, but I know I would be fooling myself and others to say I “have” it all. Now, admitting