What’s going on right now? I voted for Trump, but I am completely unsatisfied with the state of our country. We could barely afford a house, groceries are more expensive every time you go to the store, gas is outrageous, the Indian reservations are hellholes, and what does he do? Bomb Iran. Makes sense! RFK Jr said that Tylenol during pregnancy is no bueno, vaccines … Continue reading a gripe post
Normally, Catherine is the one who tortures herself with Lori Wick books and I read her bookmarks and her reviews and think to myself, better her than me! However, she pressed this volume into my hands and I left it to languish on my floor for about 10 months before finally getting the guts to pick it up and begin reading. It is always a … Continue reading book review: as time goes by
M: On a rainy May 30, off we went to Cincinnati to celebrate Emma’s wedding! Catherine and I were both bridesmaids. I was excited to be a bridesmaid for the first time in my adult life and cautiously optimistic that Alice would be complacent for at least the majority of the trip. The drive down was your typical soggy trip down 75, dodging construction and terrible … Continue reading Emma’s Wedding
Today’s edition of momthoughts is brought to you by a person (a man!) I know who finds a way to utter these words every single time we have a short conversation: “When you have kids, you just can’t have a clean house.” Finally, I began to question everything. Was this gospel? Did this guy speak the truth? Was I destined to have a messy haus? … Continue reading momthoughts: do kids equal a messy house?
Today’s edition of Momthoughts is about a topic that I’ve never seen covered before: Catholic family sizes and the pressure that’s put on Catholic moms to become the next Michelle Duggar I grew up around families of at least 7 kids and felt like my family of 5 kids was small. I always saw the “good” Catholic moms in church with their huge vans and … Continue reading momthoughts: Catholic family sizes
Welcome to MomThoughts! It’s like MomTok, only less dysfunctional. Since having a child, I’ve seen and heard things that have caused me to stop and think. Also, the baby doesn’t like to play alone, and playing with a baby is boring so I have plenty of time to think. My intention with sharing these thoughts is to encourage others to stop and think for themselves … Continue reading momthoughts: The Non-Toxic Lifestyle is Toxic
We wanted to watch a Tyler Perry-esque film on a trip. I was going to head to the library, but I just so happened to find one at the Dollar Book Swap for $1. The title was madness and the description…I couldn’t even figure out what the movie was going to be about. But, it was a black people movie, so I knew it would … Continue reading movie review: woman, thou art loosed…after 6 days
‘Twas truly a meager year for me as far as National Parks go. I visited only 3 new parks: Acadia, Everglades, and Biscayne. However, it’s tradtion and I must add these three to the list, so let us commence. Honorable Mention: Yoho National Park of Canada I didn’t know where to put Yoho as I didn’t really feel like we did enough there to merit … Continue reading ranking my national parks: 2024
2024 was quite a year for me. It really started off with a bang because in January, I read Jochebed’s Dream. “I know, sweaty.” I also went to Florida for the first time and hit up two National Parks of course! Everglades and Biscayne. I liked both parks and the highlight was seeing the invasive (huge) iguanas at Biscayne and the CROCODILE IN THE EVERGLADES. … Continue reading maria’s 2024 year in review
While Catherine is all in on her herbing adventures, I have been a half-hearted houseplant caretaker for the past few years. I decided to round up the plants I’ve raised (and killed) and let you know which are the easiest. Continue reading adventures in houseplants
Mellow Musings 