#AskAwayFriday with Dana

are we having fun yet?

Today I’m doing #AskAwayFriday with Dana from Kiss My List. I’ve been following Dana’s blog for almost as long as I’ve been blogging. If you haven’t met her yet you are in for a treat – she has such an honest and funny way of writing I feel like I

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Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday so I've been thinking

Wordless Wednesday       Stressful week. Crutches for one week, cast for at least three. And for anyone worried about how I took the news. I’m good. We’re good.

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Exposed for #AskAwayFriday

Exposed #AskAwayFriday

I’m very excited about this week’s #AskAwayFriday. Each week I sign up I get a little more comfortable but it’s still hard to shake the feeling of being a little more exposed. It’s a good thing, but it’s not easy.   This week I’m partnering with April from 100lb Countdown.

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Are You Feeling It?

Are You Feeling It?

Are you feeling it? I’m feeling it. Spring is here, the daffodils are blooming, it’s getting warmer and the end of the school year is in sight. I am most definitely seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. That long, cold, snowy winter tunnel. This time of year

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No Mother is Perfect

No Mother is Perfect cannot be friends

Did you ever have one of those days? You know, the day where everything starts off going as it should and somewhere along the line the train jumps your perfectly laid out, planned to the minute tracks? A day when your school-aged child throws a tantrum and you basically throw

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In the Hot Seat

hot seat steph&george

In the Hot Seat with Lanaya from Raising Reagan   It’s Friday and I’m ready for a break. It’s been a long work week and even without sports we’ve been very busy. To end my week, I’m participating in #AskAwayFriday again, this time with Lanaya from Raising Reagan.   Lanaya

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Friendships and Other Perks of Blogging

perks of blogging, soivebeenthinking.com

One of the perks of blogging is meeting other bloggers. Whether at a blog conference or through reading and commenting on each other’s posts – it’s easy to develop a friendship because in addition to the direct interaction via commenting, as you read someone’s stories you get to know them.

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I’m Done With School, but…

I'm Done With School, but

I’m Done With School, but… Apparently this is a week of firsts for me. If you missed it – I presented my first guest post on Coach Daddy. That was fun, I got a great response and so far no one I wrote about has read it. I didn’t name

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Warm and Toasty!

Warm and Toasty Cocktail by soivebeenthinking.com

I don’t know about you…but I am freezing! It is so cold in CT right now and there is more snow in the forecast. It doesn’t feel like this winter will ever end. I want something to keep me Warm and Toasty. I’m not just talking about a fire in

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Why You Should Never Vacuum – Ever!

Why You Should Never Vacuum, Ever from soivebeenthinking.com

  So, I’ve been absent from blogging for about a week. It’s not that I haven’t had a lot to say – that’s for sure – I’ve just been busy pulling the pieces of my broken virtual life back together. Thanks to my vacuum cleaner. Consider this a lesson on

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