momvanconfessions

Confession Time: I’m Not Okay

I started going to a therapist on Friday. It turns out burning the candle at both ends and constantly trying to convince yourself that everything is fine can be mentally and emotionally taxing. Who would’ve thought? It feels a little weird writing about this. I committed to honesty when I started this blog and tellingContinue reading “Confession Time: I’m Not Okay”

Mommy And Daddy Escape

When you have children, it’s hard to get away. When all of your money goes to bills and food and you have lots of small children, it’s painfully hard to escape. This weekend thanks to awesome family and friends The Hubs and I got to take a little trip to New Orleans. Two days oneContinue reading “Mommy And Daddy Escape”

It Started With A Blown Tire

5:57 AM I’m watching the sun come up over Lake Pontchartrain. My tire blew around an hour ago and I’m pulled over on the very narrow shoulder of I10 West. I’ve been awake for almost 24 hours now. 10 or so of those were spent on a painfully hot movie set. (Another story for anotherContinue reading “It Started With A Blown Tire”

Bad Morning

Two words: Dumpster. Fire. That’s the best way to describe my morning yesterday. It started around 2am when my Husband started moaning and groaning and flopping around the bed like a damn fish on land. He tells me that he doesn’t feel good.He’s cold. His stomach hurts and he aches all over. I wish IContinue reading “Bad Morning”

Super Daddy

Sunday night The Hubs took the big kids “camping.” I put camping in quotes because, while it was outside and in a tent, they weren’t REALLY camping. Admittedly, people claim to go “real” camping with fancier set ups than they had but there’s something about it being in the back yard that makes it notContinue reading “Super Daddy”

My Alma Mater

There seems to be a preconceived notion that says only the people who peaked in high school and the people who had miraculous physical/financial transformations should be excited about their high school reunions. I think that notion is BS. I am neither of these things. I left Redeptorist and did well in college. Then IContinue reading “My Alma Mater”

Cooking Crazy!

Sunday turned out to be a crazy cooking day for me. Here’s what I made.

Raising The Next Generation

Look around the world today and you’ll be greeted with stories of social injustice, anger, and confusion. It’s overwhelming and stressful to see. I say this, knowing that my stress isn’t even a fraction of what’s being experienced by the people truly living it. As a parent, you have to walk the line between protectingContinue reading “Raising The Next Generation”

Let’s! Get! Weird!

Life gets weird fast. Yesterday my daughter somehow managed to slam my nipple in her board book, I cleaned out our gutters while under a tornado watch, and my husband spewed muddy water into the kitchen while trying to fix our water pump. The day before that my daughters had to be bathed three timesContinue reading “Let’s! Get! Weird!”

The Little Bad Dog

I’ve written before about Luna, my Little Bad Dog. Luna was the very first part of my little family. I got her and the rest followed. Recently I told someone the story of how I brought her home and thought I’d share it with you. Before The Hubs and I met, I was in aContinue reading “The Little Bad Dog”