2017-08-14 16:02
I have shared my world for about seven years with complete strangers. I started this blog when I decided to be a SMC while I questioned everything and went through the process of even… Read More
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I'm a Single Mother by Choice (not circumstance) who decided to have a baby on my own because that darn biological clock was ticking.
2017-06-23 14:38
This has been a very emotional month for me and Sidekick, and we've had a lot going on. There's been so much happening that I'm barely keeping it together. Here's a qui… Read More
2017-05-16 15:38
Mother's Day weekend... when you are a SMC with an almost five year old, it's just another weekend. There's no one to plan anything special. There's no one to help around t… Read More
2017-04-26 17:18
I've been writing this blog for over six years. It started when I decided 100% that I was ready to take the plunge and be a Single Mother by Choice. It has taken me… Read More
2017-04-03 16:23
I adore this video of Sidekick for so many reasons. I can think of many adults who need to say this Pledge every day also Read More
2017-03-27 20:09
Sidekick has been in quite a PITA lately, and we have just not been jiving together, if that makes sense. For the past several weeks, he's been having some issues at school with l… Read More
2017-03-09 19:16
Last weekend we got back from our whirlwind trip to Disney World, and I can't understand why people go there more than once in their lifetime. Really, I can't. While I loved seei… Read More
2017-02-15 00:49
I've been quite unmotivated lately... I mean really unmotivated. I feel like I suck at being a Mom right now because I just want to curl up in my bed for the day and hide. I regi… Read More
2017-01-27 21:03
In the midst of complete chaos in my life, last month a fellow SMC "friend" asked me and Sidekick to join her and her son in Disney World next month. It's a trip I've wanted to ta… Read More
2016-12-27 23:35
I've mentioned it several times that I am not a fan of the holidays. I just don't have the best memories of them growing up. Now that I am an adult with a child, I am bound and d… Read More
2016-12-09 19:13
Wow! I had no idea that it's been so long since I've blogged! Wasn't it just Halloween and here we are just a little over two weeks away from Christmas.Life has been insanely bus… Read More
2016-10-30 23:38
I have realized that as Sidekick gets older and we are out and about doing a lot of fun things, I find myself being more aware of everyone/everything around us. I realize tha… Read More
2016-10-17 14:21
And 46 hours later, I didn't win! What????!!! I last posted about that $1 million account that I was working, and to my excitement and surprise because it was an earlier decision… Read More
2016-09-18 22:31
I'm currently trying to close a $1 million dollar account, and the order will come in in December. While this won't get me to my sales goal (because that went up 50%, thank you very mu… Read More
2016-09-11 01:52
I know I've written about this "issue" before, but I never thought that my life would be all sunshine and roses once I had a baby, but I never imagined it would feel so empty either. S… Read More
2016-08-17 17:40
Sidekick has been a real pain in the ass at school the past few weeks, and his teachers, the director, and I were not able to figure out what the F was going on with him. His class doe… Read More
2016-07-29 18:30
Sidekick just can't catch a break in 2016! Let me remind you how he year has been so far:1. January: One week sick and out of school with Croup.2. February: One… Read More
2016-07-08 21:20
Sidekick is FOUR years old today! FOUR!!!! That means he's one finger away from a full hand and one finger away from going to Kindergarten. I've been telling him lately that… Read More
2016-06-17 15:25
My world changed 3 years and 11 months ago when I became a Mom. It was the most amazing day of my life (and one that took a while to achieve). Along with that day came the "loss" of my li… Read More
2016-05-25 14:55
It's been an interesting month to say the least. It's been a month where I have just be trying to keep it all together and have had some snags along the way. April and May are my busies… Read More
2016-05-02 01:52
How to Run your First One Mile Race (which happens to be in the rain) When You are 3 1/2 Years Old in 12 Easy Steps 1. Be super excited at the starting line 2. Take of… Read More
2016-04-23 01:25
I've had one heck of a week (and let's face it, year) juggling work, household chores, errands, trying to find time to run (only happened one time this week), etc. Sidekick wa… Read More
2016-04-06 20:54
I was told that Sidekick's breath will smell during the healing process, but I had no idea what that meant. I quickly learned. It smells like road kill. I am not kidding.&n&hell…Read More
2016-03-29 15:00
Poor little Sidekick has been on the slow road to recovery. Surgery went well, and I held up great until they wheeled him away. Fortunately, he was given a medicine tha… Read More
2016-03-14 18:12
This parenting thing is hard. It is mentally, emotionally, and physically exhausting. In less than three months, Sidekick has been really sick two times, both lasting one week each… Read More
2016-02-24 16:14
I last posted about Sidekick being sick again, and he had an appointment with the ENT a few days ago. For several months he's been failing hearing tests due to fluid in his ears. I wen… Read More
2016-02-19 02:47
Just a week ago, I posted all the crap that had been going on, and that I thought I had worked through it and gotten my act together. Nope! Wishful thinking! Sidekick… Read More
2016-02-18 14:43
I'm back!!!!! Wow! I can't believe it's been so long since I have written anything in my blog. Life has been... well... pretty shitty workwise and busy with life in general… Read More
2016-01-06 00:27
Sunday night, Sidekick kept telling me his legs and forehead hurt and that he was cold. I blew it off. Yesterday morning, he woke up with a fever that crept as high as 103 d… Read More
2016-01-01 18:50
I went for my more in depth mammogram, and when I was taken back, the lady wished me luck and told me that she hopes everything goes well. Yikes! That was enough to make me nervo… Read More
2016-01-01 18:49
I had started a post a few days ago about Christmas, but I just didn't find it to be "right". I have more than a recap of Christmas about which to write, so for now an entry about Chri… Read More
2016-01-01 18:46
That's what my sweet boy asked me when he looked at me at the dinner table and tears were streaming down my face...Was it the article about how horrible it is to send your newborn to th… Read More
2016-01-01 18:45
I think my last post (or the one prior) I mentioned my new friend of about six months a who lost her son when he was three years old. He had gone into surgery, and the anesth… Read More
2016-01-01 18:45
I've never been scared of flying. My mom was a flight attendant, so we flew a lot since we could fly for free. However, since having Sidekick (and still no will-- eek!), I have b… Read More
2016-01-01 18:45
I have officially moved Sidekick to his big boy bed, and I absolutely love his room! My mom and I spent an entire day putting it together. Between converting his crib t… Read More
2016-01-01 18:44
Today is Father's Day. I'm not a father. I'll never be a father. I don't give a shit that it's Father's Day. I chose to have a child on my own knowing that there would b… Read More
2016-01-01 18:43
So some strange things have been happening in our world, and I'm kind of entertained by all of them. Sidekick has been talking about his "Daddy" (or lack thereof) since he wa… Read More
2016-01-01 18:43
How did this happen? How is my little guy three years old? How did time go by so quickly? He was so into his birthday this year that it makes it so mu… Read More
2016-01-01 18:43
Being a Mom feels like being on autopilot most of the time. I feel like all I ever do is feed my kid a meal. (He's not a snacker, so I'm really only feeding him three times a day… Read More
2016-01-01 18:42
Holy crap! Being "sick" with a kid is really a challenge. Last Friday, something happened to my neck or my head or something. I had limited movement of my neck and wha… Read More
2016-01-01 18:42
Do you have Facebook? Would you be willing to vote for Sidekick's picture? I took him to get pictures done at Picture People, and the photographer did such a great job, that I en… Read More
2016-01-01 18:42
I'm in a couple of Mom's Groups on Facebook. I learn some things, give my two cents when I think I have something of value to add, and spend a lot of time chuckling. A mom asked… Read More
2016-01-01 18:41
It was a lovely Monday evening. One in which despite the heat and humidity, for some reason, it didn't feel all that horrible. I was sweaty and smelly from going running bef… Read More
2016-01-01 18:41
Well, I entered the online dating world, and it sure has sucked! After my short stint and no prospects, I got a great deal (of course) to renew my membership, so I decided to try suffe… Read More
2016-01-01 18:40
Last week, I did indeed meet up with that guy for lunch. After a 15 minute delay in the time because of my work, we met at a cool new restaurant that makes amazing chopped salads. &hell…Read More
2016-01-01 18:40
It may only be the beginning of October, but last weekend, Sidekick and I went into the woods to take pictures for our Christmas card. Yep! I am way ahead of things. I alway… Read More
2016-01-01 18:40
Most people have no idea the precise day when their child was conceived unless she goes through some type of fertility treatment. For Sidekick it was October 24th, 2011. Four yea… Read More
2016-01-01 18:39
Okay... I admit it. I'm a hard ass when it comes to Sidekick. I expect a lot out of him and always have. I'm strict, and I have high expectations for his behavior… Read More
2016-01-01 18:39
I have gotten a grip on my Threenager once again. How in the world can a little pint sized body control adults so much???!!!I posted on a Mom's Forum the struggle I was having with Sid… Read More
2016-01-01 18:39
I had an interesting conversation with Sidekick's teacher the other day. Apparently, while some kids were sitting at the table, the following conversation occurred:Girl: My… Read More
2016-01-01 18:38
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer about 11 years ago. She had a single mastectomy with reconstruction. She didn't need chemotherapy or radiation, so she kind of lucked &hell…Read More
2015-10-22 20:11
I didn't think it would happen. I just didn't believe it would, but it happened. I have a Threenager on my hands. We pretty much breezed through the Terrible Twos, but I'm not su… Read More
2015-05-25 23:31
I don't think I have ever really played the Single Mom card. I don't think I've ever played the "woe is me" game. When times get tough with Sidekick, I plow through because that'… Read More
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