We’ve all heard them… “I was in hard labor for 96 hours and the epidural didn’t take.” “My baby’s head was the size of a 5 year olds’.” The war stories of womanhood. What is it about childbirth that compels us to tell our story to any and every woman who will listen? You’d think we’d get tired of it; …
Manic Monday – Divine Dirt?
I had just opened the dishwasher to reboot my dishes so that I would be ready to tell the sink goodnight in a little while when I heard a small voice behind me, “Mom, will you play Old Maid with us?” I turned around to find my 6 year old, holding a ragged deck of cards, smiling her freshly-lost-a-tooth smile, …
Summer in Ireland
Summer in Ireland is a glorious time. The soft heat of the summer sun, greens so brilliant they are blinding, big burly truckers driving around with soft serve ice cream cones like kids at Christmas. Yes, summer in Ireland is glorious…except when it’s not… This is a taste of the post I have today on The Better Mom. Please head …
Compassion Taking Over Twitter??
Most of us know about Compassion International for their Sponsor a Child program for sponsoring needy children around the world. But many of us (myself included until recently) don’t know that they also have other great programs, including providing water filters so children can have clean, safe water to drink. I’d like to ask you to help. You don’t have …
Wordless Wednesday
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Manic Monday – Goodnight, Sink
I had a different idea in mind for Manic Monday today, but when I woke up to a sink (and counter, and table, and coffee table…) full of dirty dishes I decided to write about this. Tell your kitchen sink “goodnight”. Take a few minutes before you go to bed to make sure the dishes are clean, put away, and …
Unbridled Joy
We live in a small village in western Ireland – a small village. So small, in fact, that if you blink while driving through it you’ll miss it. We have a small grocery store, an elementary school, a secondary school, some small factories tucked away behind houses, a church and two pubs. That’s it. Whenever we need to shop for …
Manic Monday – Green Drain Cleaner
This week’s tip is one I learned from my mom when I was a kid. I love it because it’s easy, inexpensive, safe for my family (and the environment!), and it works! Ever have a drain that smells horrible, or just drains slowly? Ever wonder what you can do to fix it without using expensive, harsh, dangerous chemicals? Give this …