Just One Mom

This is our Scout Elf, Jingle. She came to stay with us for the holiday season and my kids LOVE her. If you look closely you can even see my daughter made her breakfast today. I know there is a lot of hate for the Elf on the Shelf but I think its fun and… Continue reading Jingle The Elf!

I'm not wearing make up and I'm pretty pitchy but sing with me. https://videopress.com/v/8O1ZZKes?preloadContent=metadata If there is a song you want me to try, or if you want to sing something and have me post it let me know.

I think we are all aware of how difficult this year has been. COVID-19 has been circling my house like a vulture catching multiple people in the outer fringes of our social circles. We have divided which family members are coming to which holiday event and/or birthday party (we have three December birthdays in our… Continue reading Have Yourself A Merry Little [INSERT HOLIDAY].

A long time ago, and by that I mean only about two and a half years, I quit a job with absolutely fantastic benefits. My whole family could have regular appointments with doctors, dentists, and opticians. I left the job because the schedule I was working on was regularly changing and never in a way… Continue reading Health Only Comes With Wealth

Hi everyone! It's been so long since I posted, I wonder if I need to reintroduce myself. Instead, here is a link to post one: https://just-one-mom.com/2020/07/16/our-new-normal/. I turned 33 back at the end of September, and it was indeed the first birthday to bother me. I don't care about getting older. My hair has been… Continue reading Middle Aged Mom Life

First things first: I'm sorry it's been so long since my last post. I am currently fighting my way through the local school systems version of Distance Learning, and it is ridiculously time-consuming. It has been made clear that as parents, it's expected we alter our entire lives and adapt to whatever they dictate. They… Continue reading More Time Needed. Apply Within.

Hi folks, It's been just over a week since my last post, and many things have changed. School started. We chose to deal with remote learning and have had to re-organize our lives around three daily meetings and related assignments. I am so glad for only having one kid in school right now (major props… Continue reading Invisible

I'm going to say it, and I wonder who will hate me for it and then not finish reading this. ALL LIVES MATTER! I say it, but I don't mean in it as part of any political movement. I mean it as a statement of fact. All lives matter. BLM is a good cause but,… Continue reading [___________] Lives Matter!