I was recently asked to share my story about how I have prevailed in some aspect of my life. This was shared on social media and I am so excited about the feedback I have received. I have made new friends in women that have reached out to talk, and connected with old friends who … Continue reading She Prevails
So tonight my youngest and I had our typical roller coaster of a night. Things we’re fine until bedtime. Really good actually. He came to snuggle with me on the couch and told me he loves me to the moon and back. I held him for a few, and gave him a few aggressive kiss … Continue reading 76 minutes strong
Today was a very strange day, with a lot of small things that happened and made it a big-ish day. To explain fully, I have to backtrack a little bit to Friday night. My company had their annual Christmas party, and for the first time I took a date. (Okay, maybe now I feel like … Continue reading Little big moments
Today I had a small breakthrough in my life as a divorced woman. My ex sent money (above and beyond child support that he pays every month) to help with all the extra expenses that have been going on lately! I mean, I would have been fine, but it’s been a slightly stressful couple weeks … Continue reading Sports are expensive
Tonight something really hilarious happened that I still can’t think about without laughing. My sons school had ‘Get the Scoop’ night. I walk in and head straight to his class. I was a little early, which is out of character for me, but I am working on it. They had dream jars posted in the … Continue reading The big stink
I never thought I would share parenting joys with another woman. I thought I would marry the man of my dreams, raise kids together, watch them grow together in our dream house sitting on a cool 40 acres of private land. But as life would have it, plans are meant to be broken. There are … Continue reading To my kids future step-Mom
Photo: outtakes from my favorite photo sesh with my boys. Chaos that is my beautiful life 💙 I would say nobody grows up and imagines their life and thinks “I want to have kids, but I want to do it alone!” We don’t set out to be single moms, but so many woman end up … Continue reading Single Moms
Today was L1s second day of first grade. He is not enjoying it so far, but apparently they are “just learning rules I already know. You should be able to raise your hands and have extra recess if you remember them all” 🙄 but I’m sure it will get better. Yesterday I was able to … Continue reading Second day of First Grade
Recently I have had several friends in hard places in their marriages confide in me. I always think this is odd, because I am obviously not a marriage expert. But I do feel honored to be trusted with secrets, and I love bouncing ideas and brainstorming about life. Mostly I love helping people. I am … Continue reading Water your grass
So tonight this really strange thing happened. I had just finished cleaning up a bit and decided to sit for a second and look at my emails before I put my son to bed. I was filtering through junk emails when I noticed something so exciting. I had two emails that told me L1 had … Continue reading An anxious mom and her gifted kid
Days with Andrea 