Author Archives: kristynm6kids

It is a beautiful Monday morning and I have a list a mile long of things to do.  Monday is supposed to be my “day where I accomplish everything” but it rarely works out that way.  Because I get so distracted!  Jeesh!  I have laundry to fold, my room to clean, WW work to do,Continue reading “Monday Morning”

First of all, thank you to everyone who took the time to read my last blog post.  It’s interesting because that post was viewed 3 times as much as any other one I’ve done and it was viewed in countries like China and Australia and the UK!  So hopefully it helped someone out.  I knowContinue reading “Digging in the Dark and Other Adventures”

I was talking with another mom today about how easy it is to get overwhelmed with the “shoulds” in our life–particularly as it relates to being mothers.  We should spend quality time with our kids.  We should teach them to be self reliant.  We should expect them to get good grades.  We should teach themContinue reading “Someone just give me a list!”

Ever since my oldest was born I’ve had a gym membership.  This is because I subscribe to the philosophy that if I’m paying for it I’ll most likely use it and more or less this has worked out over the years.  There was a brief period of time when I bought a treadmill thinking itContinue reading “Spinning out of control”

“Snowmageddon” is here people.  At least that’s what the news is calling it.  Or “Snowpocolypse.”  I can’t decide which I find most mockable.  Whenever the promise of bad weather hits the northwest the news channels take drama to new heights around here–I remember the “Arctic Blast” a few years ago and a few years beforeContinue reading “Snowmageddon”

In honor of President Obama’s State of the Union address (which I admit I didn’t watch any of and instead sat through two mildly entertaining episodes of “Say Yes to the Dress”) I thought it fitting that I should bring you up to date on the State of the Morgans.  In anticipation of this momentousContinue reading “"State of the Morgans Address"”

I am telling you, my friend Jen is a genius!  Do you hear that Jen?  YOU ARE A GENIUS!  In my last post I shared some sage advice Jen gave me regarding how to not beat myself up as a mother.  What I didn’t tell you, (but turned out to be amazing) is the adviceContinue reading “Jen's Advice, Part 2. AKA: Downton Abbey returns.”

I need an instruction manual.  On teenagers.  Like what are they thinking, or more importantly, what does that grunt mean? If I am being completely honest, which I hope by now you all know that I’m trying to be, I have been a little out of my element lately in the parenting department.  Being aContinue reading “"Thanks for the advice, Jen."”

I never wanted this blog to be “one more thing” that I had on my to-do list and so I haven’t posted in a while because with the holidays life was just crazy busy.  Yet, it was still hanging over my head and so I thought, “if it’s hanging over my head, why don’t youContinue reading “"Where is this so-called perfect life?"”