Category: Posts
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Carpe-ing the Diem
I recently happened upon a group of guys encircling a gaggle of girls– all clearly college kids. The menfolk were attempting to persuade the reluctant gals to join them on an impromptu sledding adventure in the fresh powdery snow. I couldn’t help but be disappointed to hear the girls launch a myriad of excuses, declining…
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Christmastime is Here
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… the halls are as decked as they’re going to get. We went sparse on the Christmas decor this year, what with our house on the market and all. Having already packed up knick-knacks in an effort to make the house appear a spacious, blank canvas for prospective buyers, it…
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How to Get Your House Realtor Ready in 20 Minutes Flat
I’ve shared my favorite tips and strategies for Staging a House to Sell here before, but what’s an exhausted mom to do when she’s rocking a thrown-out back, an especially messy house, and a Realtor calls first thing in the morning because she’s “in the area and wants to show your house right now”? #1)…
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Muppet Parenting
Remember the classic 1980’s film The Dark Crystal, of Jim Henson fame? Sure, it was cinematic good fun, but who could forget the scarring scenes where innocent critters had their life-essence forcibly sucked from them? Husband and I were commiserating recently, after an exceptionally wearing day at work/home-school, preceded by a trying night of regular sleep interruptions from our precious…
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Stepping Back
Sometimes, a depleted stay-at-home momma needs to hit pause, and scroll through recent photos of her children being their adorable selves, in order to recollect how truly precious they are. As if observing an impressionist painting, take a few steps back to recognize the beauty in the haphazard masterpiece. Say, for instance, after yet another exhausting night of night terrors. Eight of them in nine hours? Sure. And…
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Giving Thanks
Little Man’s first Thanksgiving. We introduced him to all of our silly Griswold-ian traditions. Additional traditions: Each year, we lament the absence of my father-in-law’s Fabulous Cranberry Relish. (Dubbed as such by a nervous young me at my first Thanksgiving with Husband’s fam, years ago.) Each year we recall we lack a proper meat thermometer. (And anxiously…
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Little Man
Because, genetically, I have zero to do with it, I think it’s perfectly fair for me to boast about how brilliant our littlest stinker is. Not in any sort of comparison, but in merely reveling in how far he’s come. He’s doing great with potty-training (though it’s not exactly conducive to having your home on the market), working on animal identification…
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House For Sale
Every human with a Facebook account has already seen this meme, but it’s a classic and begs repeating. Funny because it’s true. And surely relevant in my life, this week, as I’ve been maniacally cleaning our home with three little tornadoes spinning constantly behind me. Super fun. I’m certain the fact that I’m a real estate broker compounds the issue exponentially, that my standards…
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Ordinary Average Days
Winter has officially arrived in Montana. I try to avoid driving the first weeks after the first snow, as the university’s newest imported freshman gain their sea legs. This of course means we’ve been spending even more time at home… Playing in the snow: <<insert twenty minute (max) break for mom here>> Mommy victory at the grocery store tonight: Upon…
