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Chicken Nuggets and Mac n Cheese
Chicken nuggets and mac n cheese are on the menu at my house way too often. I started getting really frustrated with my kids recently, because it seems like all they ever want is chicken nuggets and mac n cheese. I make a beautiful dinner for my family, and immediately they start requesting chicken nuggets and mac n cheese. Like seriously, I was like, “fine, if that’s what you want, then fine.” I was defeated and upset. So, there I was making yet another pot of mac n cheese, and heating up the oven for yet another batch of chicken nuggets. All the while, my three older kids were running…
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The real way to prepare for motherhood
The Books Are Wrong I don’t know about you, but I am sick of all this parenting propaganda out there. You know–that make motherhood seem like this magical journey; filled with rainbows and butterflies… I hate to break it to all the Princess Poppy’s out there, but it’s not all cupcakes and rainbows. If you are a future mama-to-be, buying all these great parenting books, let me give you what will probably be the best advice you will ever get. PUT THE BOOKS DOWN!! Now back away slowly. Ok, now that you have gotten rid of those annoying books, allow me to give it to you real. Motherhood, and…
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Are we too strict on our kids?
Let me start off by saying that the “we” in question, is society as a whole. Are we as a society too strict on our kids? It is of my hotmess opinion that we are. I feel there are too many rules, with too high of expectations for our kids. Now before you go assuming, let me clear the air by saying I am not a parent who lets her kids run wild (although wild, they are). I have rules and guidelines that are age appropriate, but I am parent with the understanding that my kids are just that, kids. They are supposed to run around, make noise, and…
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My Hotmess Morning Routine
Mornings! Those dreadful things that continuously come day after day. They can be super stressful and ultimately determine what kind of day we are going to be. If your morning starts off in a frenzy, I have found that the entire day is just going to suck! And nobody wants to have a sucky day. A sucky day leads to a sucky week, which leads to a sucky month so on and so forth. So, as you can see, mornings and how they go, can have a huge effect on us. Now I don’t know about you, but I feel that moms have it the worst when it comes to…
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I don’t have to like my kids all the time
Being a mom is hard work, don’t even try to deny it. It is literally one of the hardest jobs you will ever do. It is also one of the most rewarding jobs, or in my opinion, it is THE most awarding job. The amount of love you get to experience when you become a mother, is unlike anything out there. Not to mention the pure joy of knowing that that blue-eyed beauty came from you. You are their everything and nobody will ever need you more than they need you now. I will forever love my children fiercly. I will give them anything, including my last breath…but that does…
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Yes, I know she’s not wearing shoes!
If it’s cold outside, it’s just common sense that we put warm layers on: socks, shoes, a jacket and even some mittens. For most of us, all it takes us is a matter of minutes and we are ready to embrace the cold winds. For a child with autism and or sensory problems, this simple task can sudden become too much to handle. I can’t count the times I’ve heard “do you know your baby doesn’t have shoes, socks, jacket etc on” or “it is way too cold for her not to be wearing pants.” First of all, what kind of question is that? Yes, I obviously know she doesn’t…
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How to become a Hotmess mom
I don’t know about you, but there is something to be said about being a hotmess mom. We are generally down to earth, laid back, sarcastic and love to laugh. I feel like hotmess moms get a bad rap. Sure,we may be wearing our shirt inside-out, but give us some credit where it’s due. We are a hotmess because we give so much to our kids, that all those brain cells up there are maxed out. Whatever is left is basically mush that is surviving off of coffee. Why is it that if we see a mom struggling at the park, or arriving late to school, or looking like a…
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A Hotmess New Year
Alright, I to will jump on the “year in a review” or “resolution” bandwagon posts. These first few days after the start of a new year, are always the ones where everyone is contemplating their lives. They are judging who they were last year, what they completed or did, and who/what they want to be in this new year. I mean who doesn’t want to better themselves or their life? We all have something we can work on and if you’re a hotmess, then you have a lot to work on; or maybe you are truly happy with your life and that is something to be proud of. I, for…
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The Return of the Flow
I was planning to make my first post in 2019 to be a resolution type cliché. I still plan on making said post, but the new year had other plans for me. You see, I had a normal new year eve night with my husband. We ate a really late dinner of steak and baked potato, after the kids decided to stop coming out of their rooms. We had a glass, or two of champagne and we watched Game of Thrones, or re-watched I should say. We gave each other a little smooch around midnight and hit the hay. During the night, I found myself tossing and turning due to…
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Craftless and a Hotmess
**This post contains Amazon Affiliate products. All proceeds go directly into my pocket…who am I kidding, I’m a mom of four and a college student, all proceeds go towards pizza for the kids and wine for me.** I’m going to come clean here guys, I HATE CRAFTS. Yes. that’s right, I am NOT a crafting mom. I am an early childhood/special education major and will gladly create some awesome crafts for my students to do, but at home it’s just not happening. I don’t crochet, cricket, knit, or any other fancy crafts moms are doing these days. I’m not sure why people assume that once you become a mom, it’s…
