Summer break is winding down. In a couple of weeks, my husband and I will be back to teaching, my daughter will be back to school (Kindergarten, here she comes!), and my son will be back with his babysitter/nanny. I try to make our summers spent together as fun as I can. This summer, we … Continue reading Summer Traveling
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Nothing to Write
Being an introspective person, my mind and my heart are constantly going. Being a mom, so is my life. However, sometimes I just feel like I have nothing to write. I'm on summer break right now, one of the perks of being a teacher. My summer days are usually spent working on home improvement or … Continue reading Nothing to Write
A Day Off
So an unusual thing happened today. I took the day off. The whole day off. Off from work. Off from kids. Off from responsibilities. Off from everything! Let me back up my story a little so you know how this day off came to be. Besides bringing home the usual art work or school work, … Continue reading A Day Off
Just Do Your Best
These days, it feels like I have a new mantra: Just do your best, Andrea. When you forgot about a library book and ended up having to pay an overdue fine once you finally returned it... just do your best. When you are too tired to make dinner, so now it's leftovers two nights in … Continue reading Just Do Your Best
I Do Not Feel Like Super Mom
It is past the baby's nap time. He doesn't like pacifiers, and I do not want to be a human pacifier. He is screaming his head off in his crib. I do not feel like Super Mom. My daughter caught a cold from someone in her class. Her nose is drippy and I am trying … Continue reading I Do Not Feel Like Super Mom
A Life List
In a mere 2 and a half years, I will be turning 40. My older brother passed away when he was that age, and so I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. Thinking about my life. Thinking about how many blessings I've been fortunate to experience or have to call my own. Thinking about … Continue reading A Life List
12 Fun Things That Happened As a Teenager That Just Aren’t the Same When You’re an Adult
I honestly just stumbled across this on the Internet and since it spoke to my heart, I thought I would share it with you. Number 12 is especially true for me. 🙂 The link is below. "I used to imagine how I would be as an adult when I was a teenager. Now as … Continue reading 12 Fun Things That Happened As a Teenager That Just Aren’t the Same When You’re an Adult
Moxie and Mishaps 