5 Ways for Parents to Thrive
Don’t you wish there was a foolproof guidebook for those tricky parenting moments? When I discovered I was pregnant, I read all the books and I thought I was ready, but I had no idea what a roller coaster experience I was going to have. I remember telling the doctor that I couldn’t get my daughter on a schedule. He tried not to laugh while he told me that babies make their own schedules. That was only the beginning of figuring everything out along the way. Most days I thought
Pasta Therapy
You know, some days I just really want to SCREAM!!!! But, I must remember to breathe. Here's the scoop (which, I'm sure, many of you already know this): motherhood and teaching go hand-in-hand, only teaching you get to give the kids back. However, that doesn't mean they're not on your mind 24/7 - worrying about them succeeding as if they are your own, having nightmares they won't pass their tests or turn their work in on time, worrying if they get enough to eat throughout the
Silk Sheets
First of all, let me clarify at the beginning this is not a romantic story. I have been dealing with some health issues that make it hard for me to get in and out of bed. I purchased a new bed when I moved into a retirement community so, of course, I needed new sheets to fit the bed. I perused Amazon online and found what I thought was a nice set of dark green cotton sheets. They arrived a few days later. As I opened them, they didn’t feel like cotton sheets to me. I proc
