When I tell you that I am a very busy mom, I am not exaggerating. Most days I am all over the place trying to juggle all of my roles and hoping to get everything accomplished. Between managing a full-time career as an educator, running a household, parenting my two boys, and keeping my husband happy, I barely have a second to myself. During the day, you can find me grading papers during my preparatory periods and working through my lunch. Once I punch out at my day job, I come home to start all over again with supervising homework, making dinner, doing laundry, and cleaning the house. I generally don't go to sleep until well past midnight, even on weekdays. For all of these reasons and more, I look for products to use in our home that aren't going to add to my already heavy workload. My goal is to make every shopping trip or household task as quick and easy as possible at all times. Why is this so important, you ask? At the end of the day, the most important … [Read more...]
Cancer Made Me 2X Stronger! #AngelSoft Giveaway
On July 17, 2007 I received some shocking news that forever changed my life. I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, or CML as it is more commonly known as. The only thing that I could compare receiving such news to is being hit on the side of the head with a sledgehammer. As the doctor was speaking to me and explaining my options, all I could think about were my two sons, then ages 1 and 4. Would I be able to see them graduate from high school or dance with them on their wedding days? The next couple of days I walked around in a fog. As I looked around at other people, I wondered if they knew that I was sick and I resented them for being healthy. It was definitely a dark time in my life as I pondered over what was going to happen to me. The following weekend, I remember laying in my bed and just crying non-stop because I couldn't believe that this was happening to me at such a young age. I stayed in bed all day feeling sorry for myself until a voice from deep … [Read more...]
