No Clever Title…Ask me why?
63 days down, 302 to go! Dear Brain, Is it too much to ask of you to be creative when I need you to? To come up with a clever name for the idea I am about to share? Clearly it is. Because I’ve been sitting here for several hours trying to come up with […]
Yelling makes me Feel Better, Part 2!
62 days down, 303 to go! Dear Orange Rhino readers, Given the response to last night’s blog I feel obliged to share with you a story B.C. (before challenge). What I am about to share is embarrassing (at least in my eyes) but I share it with you for two reasons: 1) to show you […]
Yelling makes me feel better
61 days down, 304 to go! Dear Nasty Lady at the Restaurant, It was so nice of you to make fun of my husband and I while we were in ear shot. Thanks, I really appreciated (and needed) that. Looking back, you inadvertently taught me that I have changed and that yelling really doesn’t achieve […]
“Stay Calm and …”
58 days down, 307 to go A Flashback to Day 2, TAKE 3 February 9, 2012 Dear Ketchup?, I want to thank you for causing a pretty intense allergic reaction on #2’s arm tonight right in the middle of the Orange Rhino family melt-down hour. I really needed another medical problem to look into and […]
How does it feel NOT yelling at my kids for 56 days?
56 days down, 309 to go! Dear Neighbor, You asked me how it feels to not yell for 56 days. Are you sure you want the answer? The real answer? Prepare Yourself, The Orange Rhino * Yesterday I told you not yelling felt great. Amazing. And it does. More than most of the time. In […]
“Daddy yell. Daddy not nice.”
55 days down, 310 to go! Dear Fellow Orange Rhinos, I have some very exciting news to report. We have another Orange Rhino in the making! My dear husband, someone who inspired me to be a better person from the moment we met (truly), someone who supported my wish to start and take on this […]
A Promise to my Boys
54 days down, 311 to go! Dear Readers, myself included, Here is something I wrote on Day 1ish that I never posted. I guess I kind of forgot about it. (If you are new to my blog and want to know what made Day1 even an idea, read The Epiphany) Anyway, I stumbled upon it […]
LOST: 2 Kids’ Loveys FOUND: 1 More Loving Mommy
51 days down, 314 to go! Dear Lion and Tiger, Where do you get off hiding from #3 right before bedtime? Do you not know that #3 can’t fall asleep without you? And of all nights to go missing you pick a night when your best friend didn’t nap during the day and is completely […]
Pay it Forward
49 days down, 316 to go. Dear Russell, I want to thank you for saving me from my cranky self last Friday. You might not have realized it but the one word you said to me helped me get through the rest of the day. It gave me the pep in my step that I […]
The Orange Rhino Rolodex
45 days down, 320 to go! Dear Day 45, You kind of sucked. Big time. But you know that already, you were right there beside me watching (laughing?) as the kids took turns kicking my a*s and I fought back tears of frustration. Oh I hope the next few days are better or at least […]