Much has been said about the Myth of the Supermom. That non-existent female who does it all and looks good doing it. Her house is always clean. Her kids are always clothed. Her meals are always made from scratch and always taste as good as they look. Her hair is always done. Her kids are […]
Week three: The queen and I
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. A couple of weeks ago, while my parents were visiting, Eli informed my mom, “Annelise is the boss of the house.” I don’t remember the exact circumstances, but she was probably screaming about something in typical Annelise fashion. We […]
Week two: Episode II- Attack of the hypocrite
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Good news! This week I wasn’t quite as much of a hag as last week!! There was still yelling, of course; there probably always will be. But I either made a concerted effort to tone it down or the […]
Week one: Diary of a mad white mother
If you’re just joining me, please click here to find out what this is all about. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea. Journaling your real life thoughts and actions has a way of revealing what a wretch you are… and I’ve vowed to share it with the world. Brilliant. Theme of the week: I […]
Back to my roots: Get ready to see the ugly
If you haven’t been hanging out with me since I first started blogging, you may not know why I began this whole thing in the first place. You can read about it in my very first post, or if you don’t have time for that right now, I’ll give you the cliffs notes. It occurred […]
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end
Yes, I just quoted Semisonic. Yes, I apologize for getting ‘Closing Time’ stuck in your head. A year after Eric and I got married, we decided it was time to start ‘trying’. I got pregnant immediately, discovered I was pregnant very early on (I’ll save that story for another day; it’s kind of amusing when […]
It’s All About Perspective (and It’s All Small Stuff)
It’s All About Perspective (And It’s All Small Stuff) I’m sitting at the kitchen table with a butter knife trying to scrape dried-up oatmeal off our fabric seats. I purposely waited until it dried because when I tried to clean it while it was fresh, it just got mushed further into the cushions. It’s not […]
Boys to Men: There Is No ‘One Size Fits All’
Everywhere I’ve turned around today the ‘boys to men’ debate has been raging. How are we raising our sons? Is telling them to ‘be a man’ destroying them? Is encouraging ‘feminine’ qualities crushing the manly life out of them? What kind of men do we want them to grow up to be? Of course there […]
Resolution Time: I’m Keepin’ It Real and Simple
It’s that time of year again. 2013 is drawing to a close and people are contemplating the clean slate they are about to be handed. Last year I shared with you my plan to stop spending so much time on the computer. I realized how much time it was taking up that could be spent […]
My DIY Play Kitchen
I am not a DIY blogger, nor do I intend to become one. But please indulge me this one time because I am sooo excited about this! About a year ago I stumbled upon a do-it-yourself play kitchen made from an entertainment center. I immediately fell in love and knew I would have to make […]