At the ripe old age of 43, I finally did something that feels small on the outside but has completely changed how I feel about myself: I stopped worrying about what people think of me. It sounds simple, right? But for me, it’s been life-changing. For years, I carried around this invisible weight of judgment,…
Mornings with teens… need I say more? *sigh* Between the missing socks, lost lunch box/juice bottles and last-minute homework panic, getting everyone out the door on time can feel like running a marathon before 7 am. Yes, you read that correctly, Connor and I are normally gone by 6:45 am in the mornings, while James…
If you’ve got teenagers like we do, you’ll know that homework time can sometimes feel like a battle zone. One minute they’re “just checking something on their phone,” the next they’ve disappeared into YouTube, and suddenly it’s bedtime with no homework done. Sound familiar? Over the years, I’ve learned that homework doesn’t have to be…
Hi everyone I’m Wendy — wife to Steve, mom to two boys (Connor, 13, and James, 17), and now… blogger. I have written for publications over the years, but I never thought to start a parenting blog, but here we are.