While we’re on the topic of “things that Heather is bad at but making an effort at improving on”…even though we’re not really “on the topic”…but, in my brain we are…here’s another. I had yet another pseudo-breakdown with Ben the other day over my age-old struggle with getting everything done in a day that I want or need to. The school year is a tough time for me, and most every other parent I…

      You know how sometimes you discover something that you need to improve on in your life, you work hard at getting better at “it”, and you sort of impress yourself with how successful you ended up being? Do you also know how sometimes you discover something that you need to improve on in your life, you are determined to get better at “it”, and you are completely shocked at the fact that…

I was sitting at one of Bode’s afternoon activity classes the other day next to a very nice woman who seemed to also be waiting for her child in the same class.  At one point, I happened to notice that she was playing a card game on her phone and it got me thinking about something Ben had posted about in the last couple of months. While I know this is going to come across…