Pressure Cooker.
369 days of loving more! Here’s the thing, I feel like I haven’t really talked to you all in a while! Why is that? I have been feeling so overwhelmed by different things in my life that I have felt like I couldn’t “really write.” I felt like I was going to explode instead. Or […]
“I Can Feel Again!”
It’s Favorite Song Friday! I know I have missed a few Fridays but I have just had other stuff to share. Since I still haven’t been able to put into words how I feel about this past year, I wanted to share this song. I love this long, it just really energizes me and puts […]
“This is Gonna Be a Grrrrrreat Day!”
366 days without yelling…366 days of loving more! You know those mornings where you just want to crawl back in bed, pull the covers up over your head and hide until bedtime because the kids are running around screaming…and it’s not even 6? The mornings where every single kid woke up the night before and […]
WOW! 365 Days without yelling. Wow.
365 days without yelling! Wow. Wow. Wow. I did it. I actually did it. I went 365 days straight without yelling at my 4 boys. I think I am shock. And really tired! Because this not yelling thing? It takes energy, focus, patience, love and lots of it! And I don’t just mean energy, focus, […]
What To Say to ALL Moms
363 days of not loving, 2 days of loving more to go! Dear Orange Rhinos old and new, This post is dedicated to you. If I were to meet you on the street or in Starbucks, I would say everything below to you. And as you continue to try to yell less and love more, […]
Coincidence or Conspiracy?
Dear Orange Rhino Community, I had the honor of being interviewed for a newspaper article recently. I don’t know when the article will publish, but I know this. I loved telling my story about The Orange Rhino Challenge. I loved the chance to stop and realize how much not yelling has really benefited me in […]
How I “survive” bedtime.
358 days of not yelling, 7 days of loving more to go! Dear Bed Time, Oh Bed Time. Bed time, bed time, bed time. You used to be one of the hardest, longest hours of the day that I never thought I would survive without yelling! Within minutes of starting you, I would begin to […]
A little perspective.
356 days without yelling, 9 days of loving more to go! Dear Perspective, It’s so nice to have breakfast with you. Whenever I start the day with you by my side, not yelling comes so much easier. I remember that kids are just kids. I remember that spilled cereal isn’t the end of the world. […]
Don’t yell…spell?!
352 days without yelling, 13 days of loving more to go! Dear #1, You have the most amazing timing, really. And the most adorable spelling. I have loved watching you learn to spell and write this year. Your first word? Green. Spelled? Gin. Did you know Tanqueray, the gin with a green label, is my […]
3 Ways to Yell Less at your Kids
350 days of not yelling, 15 days of loving more to go! Dear Fred and Ted, I know P.D. Eastman wrote about you hoping you would teach children about opposites. But did you know that you taught me, a thirty something adult, a really great lesson too? Well you did. Thank you. Now back to […]