Daily Ramblings

Feeling Like a Failure

by Heligirl on March 11, 2010

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I try. I really, really do. I think, plan, study, hell I even write here about how to be the best parent I can be. Yet there are days when I just outright fail. And when I decide to fail, there’s no small “oops.” It’s an all out trip over your own two feet right […]

Potty Mouth Cure

by Heligirl on March 10, 2010

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I went in for my bimonthly beauty pampering and old age hiding ritual (hair cut and color) and Janet, my lovely hair stylist, shared a great story a friend of her’s bestowed about how to get her child to cease potty mouth for good. Her friend swore this worked. So for those with slightly older […]

Suck Up and Sell

by Heligirl on March 9, 2010

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The other day I took a long look at my little house that is feeling so crowded. Yes, I’ve gone from me, two Chihuahuas and a cat to me, hubby, two kids and added hubby’s two cats. But we also added a bathroom and pushed the master bedroom out adding half as much more space […]

I Dream of Sleep

by Heligirl on March 8, 2010

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Sweetness was a handful in her infancy. She screamed at just the right volume and pitch to cause dog and human alike to surrender to anything or anyone. In fact, we could have rented her out to interrogate terrorists. No one would have been able to resist. Hey, they could have recorded her more famous […]

I’m an anxious puppy mommy. My little ball of fuzz, my youngest little Chihuahua, Daggett, is having kneecap and butt surgery today. And no, they’re not related. How could you ask such a thing? Is your knee connected to your butt? My little bundle of energy and puppy kisses popped his right kneecap out in […]

Organically Yummy

by Heligirl on March 4, 2010

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In my ever busy attempt to find ways to introduce my children, and let’s face it, my burger, beer and fries loving Hubby, to the world of different foods, I signed up to receive a box of fresh organic fruits and vegetables every other week. My first thought: it never hurts to be more healthy […]

I may jest, poke fun and otherwise make light of the trials and tribulations of parenthood, but rest assured, I’m always trying to apply the principles I’ve learned in my positive parenting studies in hopes that at least a majority of the time there will be some level of success. This morning was one of […]

Oh Nap Time, How I Miss Thee

by Heligirl on February 27, 2010

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It’s been several weeks, months even, since Sweetness took a regular nap. So many mothers told me I could look forward to afternoon rest while my little bundle of joy took a nap every afternoon until just before she started kindergarten. Oh how I curse those people. My little precious princess turns 2 1/2 in […]