1 – Don’t panic 2 – Don’t run to the store and buy every gluten-free “replacement” food you can find 3 – Don’t panic 4 – Don’t go on the internet and join every forum and research everything until you are tired, angry and exhausted and angry 5 – Don’t be angry. Or be angry […]
About Jenn
Imperfect. Happy anyways. Currently practicing my Midwestern accent. Nice tuque, eh?
Need More Positivity? Try Marbles
Do you ever feel like you spend more time correcting your kids behavior than you do having fun with them? Do you ever find your “kind requests” (read: friendly reminders about chores, etc) have become frustrated interactions? Or do you ever just feel like you have spent the day nagging everyone? I do. It’s so […]
Why I Run My Life Like A Business
It’s the only way I know how. I started working when I was eight. Because I didn’t want to be home alone, I walked down to my moms salon to hang out after school…. so they put me to work. Sweeping, washing brushes, doing laundry… running for snacks. Eventually, I got to answer the phones […]
5 Ingredients For Great Kids
My kids are great. No, really great. As in gushing teachers, awards, nominations for leadership stuff…I get stopped all the time by people who’ve interacted with them and told how great they are. It’s almost annoying. And I’m not bragging because I don’t actually think I did much to make them that way. I think […]
Gold In The Backyard
Delicious Heavenly Melt in my mouth Irrisistable treasure Sometimes green Sometimes brown You give me coccidia but I love you still The only reason I allow The bunnies to live Rabbit turds
Time. Use it Wisely (Part 1)
You can’t make more of it. You aren’t promised any more than right now. Don’t waste it. Let’s kick off this section by getting back in control* of our time. Gather up every scrap of paper, school calendar, doctor appointment ticket, and any other physical thing you have an important date written on. Next, gather […]
Traditions Don’t Have To Be Traditional
What are your family traditions?(Remember – our definition of family is NOT traditional around here!) One of the best ways I’ve found to stay close and have fun with the people I consider family is through traditions. It came to me one December, as I was putting together our Advent Calendar….why do we only do […]
My Reasons to be Healthy
I’ve been extremely healthy, and I’ve been very ill. I’ve been 100 pounds overweight and depressed (I’m not anymore). My celiac diagnosis took ten years to get, but the change in my life since then is just remarkable. I can tell you with certainty, food can poison and food can heal. I have a brother […]
Why My Mother Has A Boys Name
My mother was born while my grandfather was in France. During WWII. (That’s her in the photo with my grandmother). At one point, he got separated from his unit and survived by living in a hole on a farmer’s land. The farmer wasn’t thrilled, but let him stick around for a while and drink milk […]
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