Work outside of the home…businesses inside of the home…childcare…school functions…permission slips and other endless pieces of paper…sports team sign-ups…music lessons…doctor appointments…dentist appointments…playdates…sleep overs…cleaning…vacation planning…memory keeping…memory sharing…holidays…birthdays…employees…friends…family…remembering, finding, knowing everything. What are you juggling? What has become just too much?

About a week ago I was talking to a friend about a problem I was having.  The problem likely seemed trivial, but to me it was serious enough to warrant the conversation.  After going over and over the situation, looking at it from multiple points of view, he said these words to me, “You should…

Last weekend I traveled to San Diego for the BlogHer Conference, and while I checked in on my family every day, the fast pace kept me from talking to them very often.  Last night I stayed up half the night getting caught up with my husband not only on what happened at the conference, but…

My bed is phenomenally comfortable.  After countless nights getting a better night’s sleep in hotel beds than in my own home, I spent some time and money and created a little slice of heaven I like to call MY BEDROOM.  Yes, my husband lives and sleeps here, too, but let’s be serious.  He could sleep…

My pastor has a way of saying things during his sermons that I’m sure are meant specifically for me.  No matter how far back in the sanctuary we sit, his words find me with laser-like precision, cutting past the little old lady who has fallen asleep and the child scribbling on the bulletin to find…

While I haven’t been blogging as much about it lately, in the past I’ve written often about ways to simplify your life.  I’m certainly no organization expert – in fact, organization is a constant battle for me – but I’ve found little resourceful tricks along the way that make life easier.  Some of my favorites…

Last night as I quietly ate my green beans, minding my own business, my five year old son turned to his seven year old sister and the following was said… “Emma, I don’t think I told you yet how nice your dress is today.” “Why thank you, Noah, that’s the nicest thing you’ve said to…

Last Thursday was supposed to be an exciting day. My daughter needed to arrive home from a long day at school, full of energy, ready for a busy night at the theater. It was her very first dress rehearsal, the evening before her first dance recital. There was hair to do, make-up to put on,…

My seven year old daughter is overly dramatic and knows how to use words to paint an elaborate picture of betrayal, sadness, heartbreak.  Wait, my daughter is a dramatic story teller?  Shocking, right? The problem with her stories is that they are not always terribly accurate.  She doesn’t lie.  She just exaggerates to paint herself…

Summer camp season is here and for many parents, this means eight weeks of trying to track down lost belongings.  How many of us begin the summer months with one water bottle, towel, and tote bag only to find that by the end of the season we’re lucky to have even one of the original…

This afternoon I wrote an important, honest, reflective post that I believed would spark a critical, though uncomfortable parenting conversation.   The initial comments opened up an equally honest and powerful discussion about the roles we can and cannot play in our children’s lives, the power we do and do not have over the outcomes of…

Last week I was minding my own business when a tweet appeared congratulating me on making a list.  Now, I have to preface this by saying that in general I don’t put a lot of stock in these lists of influencers that appear every few days. I’m almost never on the radar of these list…

**Congratulations to Resourceful Mommy reader, Sara from Texas, who was one of the winners from an earlier month!  Way to go! ** Do you remember waiting for your child’s first tooth?  My second child nursed exclusively for six months, so I was in no hurry for him to start teething.  My daughter, however, seemed as…

Thank you to Linda at Linneyville for helping me with my Royal Wedding outfit.  I think I look absolutely smashing. Wordless Wednesday Linky

The other day someone asked on Facebook when kids are old enough to put their laundry away.  Confession: I’m thirty-three and don’t put my laundry away.  I’m great at sorting it, washing it, heck, even folding it, but then it stays in a lovely row of baskets.  Freud would say it is my mother’s fault….

This week’s deal of the week is in Phoenix.  The theme of this series seems to be beauty with the last three weeks focusing on getting ready to look our best for the summer.  This week in Phoenix you can receive a Blow-Out, Deep Condition, Scalp Massage and Style at Primp and Blow for only $23….

There are certain milestones in a child’s life that require a little extra clean-up, and I’d say that first birthdays are on the top of that list.  My daughter wasn’t sure that she liked the cake or even the icing, but she sure tried hard to like it, smushing it all over her hand and…

This week’s deal of the week (week three of four!) is back in Dallas.  Warm weather is finally here, and it’s time to get ready for hitting the beach, the pool, or even just the slip and slide in the backyard.  The deal of the week for Dallas is a Brazilian wax ($40 value) for $20….

Right now I am on day two of antibiotics and starting to feel some relief from strep, otherwise known as the most-horrible-plague-like-illness-I-have-experienced-outside-of-pregnancy.  From now on when people say, “My child has strep,” I will shout out in horror and weep for them.  This strep business is no joke. As soon as I knew that was…

This week’s deals of the week are in both Dallas and Phoenix.  As I write this, I am taking a little cocktail of antibiotics, ibuprofen, and ice chips to fight my very first bout with strep.  There is nothing I need more than a little pampering right now, so I’m excited to share that the…