Aprons, Heels, and Yoga Pants

  • Less Change, More Joy
  • What You’re Dying To Know About Me
  • The Friendship of a Daughter

    The Friendship of a Daughter

    If you are lovingly following along on my motherhood/midlife journey, you may have figured out that my oldest daughter, has blessed me with a grandchild…oh and her husband helped. Let’s give credit where credit is due, shall we? My beauty, Carolann, recently had her 26th birthday. Not sure how that is possible since I am […]

    Melissa

    August 3, 2020
    Uncategorized
    adult daughter, changes, cjildren, daughters, encouragement, extrovert, family, grandchild, grandchildren, grandmother, grandparents, growing up, inspiration, introvert, life, middle age, midlife, mommy, moms, mother’s love, motherhood, Nana, raising children, raising daughters, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, strong willed, stubborn
  • The Slow Break Up

    The Slow Break Up

    I’ve heard it said that raising a son is like a slow, painful break up. I have to agree with that. Today my Luke is 17. I’ll say, my, until it is no longer appropriate. i.e…when a woman steals his heart. He stole mine 17 years ago. Thank you for humoring me six times a […]

    Melissa

    July 30, 2020
    Uncategorized
    birthday, changes, childbirth, compassion, empathy, encouragement, family, growing up, home, inspiration, life, love, Marines, military, mother’s love, motherhood, National Guard, parenthood, parenting, pregnancy, raising children, raising sons, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting, slow down, strength, time
  • How to Homeschool

    How to Homeschool

    I have received quite a few requests lately, asking how to homeschool. The reason for the sudden interest, is of course the pandemic we are living in, and some tough decisions parents and schools are trying to make about school in the fall. So I thought why not do some writing on the topic, as […]

    Melissa

    July 23, 2020
    Uncategorized
    books, changes, charlotte mason, classical conversations, classical education, classical method, eclectic approach, education, family, feelings, home, home education, homeschool, homeschool high school, homeschool philosophies, homeschooling, homeschooling grade school, homeschooling teenagers, how to homeschool, inspiration, life, Little House on The Prairie, living books, middle age, moms, motherhood, parenting, passion, raising chidren, schoo, school, single mom, single mother, single parenting, stay at home mom, the well trained mind, thoughts, traditional approach, unit studies, unit study, unschool, unschooling, whole book method, whole books
  • Mothers – Don’t Forget to Exhale

    Mothers – Don’t Forget to Exhale

    Here they are…in all their glory….This was Sunday night, and I had just gotten my babies back after their weekend with dad. I was so exhausted after two insomniac nights, but there’s not a chance I would turn down my four children wanting to plop on my bed and just hang out. How sweet is […]

    Melissa

    July 15, 2020
    Uncategorized
    adulthood, changes, exhale, family, feelings, growing up, growing up too fast, home, inspiration, life, love, middle age, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, parents, raise them well, raising babies, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, relationships, single dad, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting, thoughts, what is motherhood
  • Stop Telling Teenagers This Isn’t That Bad

    Stop Telling Teenagers This Isn’t That Bad

    I have heard it said a lot lately, that teenagers should quit moping, after all they don’t have it as bad as a senior in high school during the Vietnam war did. Agreed. For sure. Every era has their own bad time. As a 48 year old myself, I’d say this current situation with the Coronavirus […]

    Melissa

    May 9, 2020
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, bad mood, children, Coronovirus, COVID-19, emotional health, emotions, extrovert, friendship, kids, lockdown, lonely, mental health, mommies, motherhood, pandemic, parenting, parents, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, shelter in place, single mom, single motherhood, single parenting, stay home, summer job, teenagers, tweens
  • Bourbon and Inspiration

    Bourbon and Inspiration

    As she danced alone in the living room to Joan Jett’s, I Hate Myself For Loving You, while proudly holding the old fashioned she had made on her own, she wondered….I joke of having lost my quarantined mind. But maybe, just maybe I really have?? It’s me. I am the one dancing in the living […]

    Melissa

    April 16, 2020
    Uncategorized
    blogging, coronavirus, COVID-19, divorce, encore, energy, extrovert, inspiration, introvert, life, lockdown, love, middle age, motherhood, muse, quarantine, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, shelter in place, single dad, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting
  • Lock Down and Slow Down

    Lock Down and Slow Down

    I planned on journaling every day during our shelter in place, but that hasn’t happened. I also planned on cleaning out closets, handing each child a stack of great literature to read, and reading some myself…also has not happened. Like most things in life, my pandemic stage is not turning out as planned. I am […]

    Melissa

    March 29, 2020
    Uncategorized
    anxiety, children, Coronovirus, COVID-19, culture, encouragement, friendship, health, lockdown, love, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, peace, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, relationships, relax, safety, school, shelter in place, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting, slow down, stress, support, worry, write, writing
  • The Exhaustion of Single Motherhood

    The Exhaustion of Single Motherhood

    I love to encourage moms. How can I not? Motherhood has been, still is, and always will be my passion. I sort of fell into it, and turns out it is the greatest gig in life. Today I want to encourage a special category of motherhood. It is another area I sort of fell into…single […]

    Melissa

    March 5, 2020
    Uncategorized
    changes, children, divorce, encore, exhaustion, family, inspiration, life, middle age, mom, mommy, mother, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, raise, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, relationships, single, single mom, single mother, single motherhood, single parenting
  • Facebook Friends

    Sometimes life is hard…like really, really hard. For any of you reading this – I am proud of you. You have most likely been through something tough in your life by now, and you are still here. You are still trying. Some stages of life are like that. We just try our best, every day. […]

    Melissa

    March 2, 2020
    Uncategorized
    blog, blogging, caring, changes, extrovert, extroverted, facebook, feelings, friends, friendship, giving, helping others, insomnia, inspiration, instagram, loneliness, lonely, middle age, relationships, snapchat, social media, socialiazing, support, technology, thoughts, tough times, twitter, writing
  • Pacing The Floors and Learning To Streak

    Pacing The Floors and Learning To Streak

    When trying to stalk your teenage son, to find out his whereabouts…you’ve got to be clever. You’ve got to think like a teenage boy, so he is not embarrassed by you. Here are some tactics I have found to work like a charm when my son is out and about with friends, and I am […]

    Melissa

    February 18, 2020
    Uncategorized
    blogging, changes, encouragement, family, feelings, home, humor, inspiration, life, memories, middle age, mom, moms, motherhood, parenthood, parenting, raise them well, raising children, raising teenagers, raising teens, raising tweens, relationships, single dad, single mom, single parenting, snapchat, texting, thoughts
Previous Page
1 2 3 4 … 9
Next Page

Proudly Powered by WordPress

 

Loading Comments...
 

    • Follow Following
      • Aprons, Heels, and Yoga Pants
      • Join 94 other followers
      • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
      • Aprons, Heels, and Yoga Pants
      • Edit Site
      • Follow Following
      • Sign up
      • Log in
      • Report this content
      • View site in Reader
      • Manage subscriptions
      • Collapse this bar