Author: stressedoutworkingmom

The kids have spent a lot of time at the in-laws house since they passed away for various reasons.  From taking care of cats to yard work to wanting a quiet place to do homework, we have spent time there.  I think having the house so close has helped us all to feel close to […]

Well, it’s Christmas Eve, and I placed an order at 4:30 am to finish my Christmas shopping for the family. Yep. It’s one of those years. Yes, the whole year has been crazy. It’s our first Christmas without my MIL so today will probably be pretty tough.  I actually was doing pretty well kicking off […]

My MIL is just completely worn out. I am sitting here with her and that’s all I can really do. I brought her to the ER last weekend and it turns out that she had the flu, but they did not admit her. She’s here again now and she is just weak and tired.  Before […]

I was supposed to go to Aruba on Thursday with my hubs. We were going to rent an AirBNB and a jeep with another couple for a long weekend, and then he had some stuff to do for work so I was planning to relax at the hotel or the beach. I downloaded a bunch […]

We are trying to figure out which vehicle we should take to Florida for our Thanksgiving trip.  We currently have two vehicles – a 2017 F-250 with probably about 190k miles on it and a 2013 Explorer with less than 89k miles on it.  A third option is to rent a vehicle.   We plan to […]

I had a great weekend as an aquatics mom!  First, my son’s high school team won the state water polo championship!  It was super awesome!!  The games were fun (and LOUD), and the boys really worked hard and earned it.  It was great!  What an awesome experience for him!   I took off two days from […]

We are spending the weekend at what I like to think of as my second home. We are at the property. We have friends with us, and we are staying in the shipping container. We have friends here for the day and friends staying in their camper.  We had 5 vehicles here earlier! Busy weekend! […]

I finally switched purses this evening. Whew! It has been on my mind! Ha! First world problems…or distractions?? OK, seriously, one of the things I obsess over for fun is purses. I have a purse bestie (FOR REAL!) and we feed each other all the excitement. She has been my bestie since grad school, and […]

This summer (maybe July?) I realized that my Amazon Prime membership not only has one free book I can check out each month, but I actually have unlimited Prime titles!  I had no clue!  I was trying to finish one by the end of the month so I could check out another before the month […]

We are spending the weekend in our travel trailer at an RV resort about an hour and a half from the house.  This is the 54th trip we have had in the trailer.  As the years have gone by, the frequency with which we use the trailer has definitely decreased, but it feels so good […]