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💤 Rest as a Single Mom:Taking Back My Sanity
.Work, parenting, survival—it’s nonstop but Rest is needed. But I can’t run on empty anymore. 🔥 Hard Truth No sick days. No breaks. If I stayed home every time I felt awful, I’d run out of PTO fast. Rest isn’t about doing nothing—it’s about making life easier. 🚀 How I Make it Happen ✅ Say…
A Day in the Life of a Determined Parent: A Story Blog 🌅💪
Morning: The Battle Begins ☀️ Waking up at 5:30 AM, I knew instantly—this day was going to be rough 🤒. That deep, aching kind of sickness had settled in, making even opening my eyes feel like a battle. But there was no time to wallow. By 6 AM, I was out the door 🚗, pushing…
Single Mom Asks for help: Restoring faith in humanity
There are days when life throws everything at you all at once, like a messy pile of to-do lists crashing down. That was me recently—staring at my driveway soaked in spilled oily gas ⛽, my fallen tree 🌳 mocking me from the corner of the yard, the flood-dampened basement 💦 waiting for attention, and the…
First mow of the season was a flop
I came home thinking, Finally, today’s the day! The weather was perfect, the yard needed it, and all I wanted was to get the first mow of the season over with—quick, efficient, done. Instead, I ended up spending $20 on a gas can, making four store trips, and watching oily gasoline pool across my driveway…
💰 How to Become Financially Stable Single Mom 💪
Being a single mom is tough. Tough people outlast tough times. My journey has been one of struggle, sacrifice, and resilience. From homelessness 🏚️ repossession 🚗, eviction 🚪 bad credit 💳❌ I’ve seen rock bottom—& I clawed my way out. You can too! In a tough spot,?–> financial stability is not just possible—it’s achievable. 🚀…
Morning schedule of working Single MomI
6:25 wake 7:25 depart home 745: drop kiddo @ school 7:56 clock in at work
After work schedule of a Single Mom
435: clock out of work -Pick up kiddo -Go to store 5:15: meeting 1 -Drop off kiddo at home 6-720: meeting2 Fill up the car with gas 7:40 home Goal bedtime is 830pm
Freezer Meal Prep Plan: Taco Meat, Shepherds Pie, Spaghetti meat Sauce
Shopping List : Ground Beef Taco Seasoning Corn Potatoes Sour Cream Shredded Cheese 1 head of iceberg Taco Sauce: Flour Tortillas Butter Milk Flour Beef Bouillon Cubes Pasta Sauce (3 cans) Spaghetti/Pasta 3 boxes stayed tuned to see how much I purchase, cost and more
Digging out
As snow storms bring piles of snow and I find myself, needing to shovel myself out, I think of depression. Whether genetic or situation most find ourself on a cycle of depression of some level and have to dig our selves out. It’s a cycle, and we will rise again. We do our best with…
🍅 Roma Tomatoes: My Vermont Canning Dream
First quarter moon 🍅Mid-August canning? Challenge accepted! I’m growing Roma tomatoes in Vermont to make it happen. Here’s my simple plan:Goal:April 6th: Seeds IndoorsMay 4th: Hardening OffMay 18th: Outdoor PlantingMid-August: Canning Time!Why Roma?Perfect sauce tomatoes!Timeline:April 6th: Seed Start!May 4th: Hardening Begins.May 18th: Garden Planting.Mid-August: Canning Day!Budget Tips:Recycled PotsHomemade CompostSeed SwapsMarch Me: YES! September, we’ll see!Stay…
A fun grocery hunt to stock up on freezer meal ingredients! 🎉🛒
Tacos, sheperds pie and spaghetti 🍝 oh my! Grocery Scavenger Hunt! 🎉Mission: Conquer the grocery store and assemble the Freezer Meal Fiesta arsenal!Your Gear (aka Shopping List):Meat Mayhem! 🥩☐ 12 lbs of Ground Beef: Operation “Beef Mountain”! (Imagine building a tiny beef mountain in your cart. It’s a visual!)Bonus Challenge: Find the leanest ground beef!…
10 foods that give energy to busy single moms
Sweet potato Avacado Skyr Cottage cheese Sardines Avacado Spinach Apple Bananas Pistachios These are the ingredients I am incorporating into my daily eating routines. Day 4 Full moon!
We all have the same 24 hours
Grocery Shopping Laundry Dishes Home maintenance Property Maintenance Rest Meal prep
Perspective of Optimism
As I was driving home 1 1/2 hours from a sporting event, I came to a realization. I am able to have a different perspective of my surroundings. Two parents households, one can sleep while the other drives. While I don’t get that luxury, I do get to see the sights of vermont in the…
Lifelong learning
I never did obtain a post secondary degree My goal is to complete the preparation course by March 3, 2025, and then tackle the three-hour exam I’ve been thinking a lot about my journey towards becoming a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD). It’s been quite a ride, with plenty of ups and downs. This…
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