Life, Laughter, Love...and Shiny Objects
You guys. This is really getting ridiculous. The viscousness must stop. We need to seriously rethink this holiday and what we do to the selfless, innocent victims. The pumpkins. The poor pumpkins. We separate them from their families, name them Jack, carve them, mercilessly scoop out their guts and cook them…and then…WE LIGHT THEIR INSIDES ON […]
Sometimes you must choose. Macaroni and Cheese or baked chicken for dinner? Cookies or Pie for dessert? Donuts or oatmeal for breakfast? Flats or heels? Jeans or Yoga pants? Sweatshirt or sweater? Jean jacket or puffer vest? ADHD or Mood Disorder? Yes. I just threw that in there. ADHD or Mood Disorder. Because sometimes you have […]
Let’s talk about mess, shall we? The mess that seems to follow in a trail behind our kids. Socks, shoes, legos, wrappers, sweatshirts, and numerous other things. We spend much of our time trying to teach our kids life skills by consistently reminding them to clean up, pick up, tuck your shirt in, make your bed, […]
This week is Mental Illness Awareness Week. If you’re new to reading this blog, you may not be aware of the passion I have around this cause. My son, now 12, was first diagnosed with a mental illness at the age of 5, ADHD. In subsequent years, he was also diagnosed with many other mental […]
Let me just say to you mommas of littles that are still…well, they’re still little. Enjoy all the snuggles, hugs, kisses…because damn. When they’re the big 1-2 and in seventh grade, they want nothing to do with you. And it is heartbreaking! The thing is, you know it’s coming. You know it’s the normal transition. […]
Did you know that this blog, Life’s a Disco Ball, is my third blog? I started blogging in 2007, albeit not with any consistency. I’ve been writing much of my life, really. Although in the beginning, somewhere around middle/high school, it was poems about broken hearts and boys. I guess I’ve always had a propensity […]
School. We’ve been at it for what…eight days now? Yes…Eight. Whole. Days. And I found out yesterday that N’s been to ‘room 101’ (detention) seven times already. Most of which were this week. Last week was good. It was soooo good. Like, I was wondering who kidnapped my son and exchanged him with a look […]
It didn’t seem necessary to keep my phone within view, just in case. It was only the first week of school and thus far, it had gone well. Last Friday I was at a women’s writers luncheon. My phone was on silent and in my purse…because, well because it was the first week of school and usually […]
First day of school, BITCHEEEEES! Wait. Sorry, I got a little too excited there and channeled Jesse Pinkman. You know, from Breaking Bad? Anyhoo. Let’s try this again…First Day of School! It’s the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL and the FIRST DAY of FREEEEEEDOMMMMMM! Because sometimes, just sometimes, our kiddos seem like our enemies, don’t they? […]
It’s September. The unofficial start of Fall and all the goodness that comes with it. Pumpkin spice lattes, apple orchards, football, caramel apples, giant leaf piles, hot chocolate, oh…and KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!! Yippee!!! Oh wait, I mean sad, sad momma (insert sad trombone). Tomorrow is a big day, it’s not just the first […]
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