Author: sharmaine

This afternoon was fun, but I’m also going to be real: It was a little tough. Even though it’s Sunday, Lebrean and I both had work to do, which left Davis demanding our attention for much of the day. Insert “mom guilt,” right? Well, not quite. I really try not to use the term “mom… Read more

I gotta be real: I’ve been dreading today (Monday) for about a week. ⠀ Technically, I’ve had a break from my full-time job (Marketing & Media for a PK-8 school) since the end of May, but it hasn’t felt like it. And now here we are jumping right back in—a full day of calls and… Read more

When the diner in the episode of ABC’s “What Would You Do?” said, “Being a mom is hard,” I’m willing to bet that any and every mom who was watching yelled, “Amen” at the television screen. The whole segment about Postpartum Depression/Anxiety was so touching. It’s interesting: 5 years into motherhood, I still find myself… Read more

Davis insisted on going a different route on our walk, so we did, and we saw this in a neighbor’s yard. I love it! I love that it says “Love HAS no color” and not “Love SEES no color.” While the notion of being “color blind” sounds nice and that’s what many of us were… Read more

We have a 5-year-old! Like so many parents, we were determined to make Davis’s birthday super special, since a traditional party wasn’t an option due to the pandemic. Admittedly, we went a little overboard with the presents. We started shopping online months ago, but it didn’t occur to me until a couple of weeks before… Read more

Amidst the recent chaos in our world, my attention has been pretty laser focused on this little guy, blue teeth and all (thanks, Bruster’s Blue Pop sherbet). I find myself focusing on “the lasts” (this might be the last time he does this as a 4-year-old); marveling at how much more independent he’s become in… Read more

Today is not the ideal day for Davis to build forts (and request that I add the blanket roof when he’s done) on the bed while I’m working. I’m swamped, up to my eyeballs all week with work, and I’m exhausted. He requested—once again—to come into our room this morning…at 3:45 AM. I had just… Read more

Looks so perfect, like we have it all figured out, huh? We don’t. I ordered this dry erase board a few weeks ago just for this time of quarantine. I needed something “fluid.” We tend to hit an afternoon lull on most days around 2:00, so this board is for those “big” projects/activities that can… Read more

I don’t bust out the M&Ms every time we practice math, but they are so perfect for when you have no energy to argue about math time. That’s when you get creative with bribery! ☺️ And I love this light panel by Constructive Playthings! We use it for math, reading, playing with magnetic tiles, blocks,… Read more

Take up space, Baby Boy! These crazy times have been such a blessing in so many ways, and believe it or not, Zoom has helped me teach one of the biggest lessons I’ve wanted to drive home for my 4-year-old for quite some time. Davis is typically very fun, energetic, loud, and super funny. He… Read more