momvanconfessions

Sharing Hobbies with My Kids

Trying to share my newly revisited hobby with the kids turned out to be a learning opportunity for all of us.

I’ve written before about my struggles with my body confidence since having the twins. It’s not something I really anticipated before having kids. I think I just blocked the thought of it out and hoped for the best. When I was younger I didn’t like my body. I worked hard to learn to love itContinue reading “Mom Bod”

Please Say Hi!

Hey Folks! So it’s been about 8 months since I started on my blogging journey. Since starting I’ve connected with many people via Facebook, Twitter, and other people’s blogs. It’s crazy to have people that I don’t know follow my stories but it’s also super cool. I saw a fellow blogger who goes by theContinue reading “Please Say Hi!”

My Empty Cup

This month has been insane. I haven’t slowed down enough to even think about writing more than once a week, if that. You know how they say “you can’t pour from an empty cup”? Well yesterday my cup ran dry. Back to back weeks of sickness raging through our house coupled with stress at workContinue reading “My Empty Cup”

Superhero Names

Crazy Eyes never ceases to stir up the creativity and weirdness in our house. An offhand comment by her sparked a long, ridiculous family conversation about what superheroes we all are. I couldn’t have made this up if I tried. Overall I feel like we’re a pretty bad ass team guaranteed to strike fear intoContinue reading “Superhero Names”

6 Ways Toddlers Are Like Drunks

Raising young toddlers makes me feel bad for all of the people who had to take care of me when I was a stupid, drunk college student. Rest assured, Dear Friends, that it’s coming back to me two-fold. They are like belligerent little drunkards at all times. What do I mean? Here are some examples:Continue reading “6 Ways Toddlers Are Like Drunks”

Missed Exits

This weekend while we were headed out of town the Hubs and I switched roles. Usually he drives and I keep him awake by asking him stupid questions and reading fun facts off the internet. Our last trip involved a 45 minute long discussion/research session on the topic of Sloths. This time I agreed toContinue reading “Missed Exits”

Ghosts of Hobbies Past

When I was pregnant I called my Dad crying one night because I was so afraid that after I had the Twins I’d get lost in them and not be able to find myself. He told me I’d figure it out and that it would all be okay. I see now that he was rightContinue reading “Ghosts of Hobbies Past”

Book Review: Devil In The White City

I just finished Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and I loved it! Here’s my review of this page turner.

Getting My Groove Back

Things have been kind of weird lately with the blogging. I want to reach more people but don’t want my blog to turn into some cookie cutter thing just to get more views. I’d like to invest more time and money but I have bills to pay and a lot on my plate. Some ofContinue reading “Getting My Groove Back”