Hellobee

When M was about one-and-a-half, Mac Daddy started a shiftwork job with 12-hour rotating shifts, usually about four in a row, but he was technically casually employed so his schedule varied drastically. Some months he’d sporadically work night shifts and spend a lot of time at home; others, he was essentially at work non-stop. At […]

I’ve mentioned before that this time of year is crazy in the Garland household. Mr. Garland often works late nights or has to be away for overnight trips, and it can get extremely overwhelming for me to keep up with taking care of everything by myself! One thing I have learned in the last couple […]

Parenting is a tough job. Some even say it’s the toughest job in the world. Last week I had a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad day that literally brought me to my knees. A month into my solo-parenting gig and I was ready to throw in the towel. One thing after the other went wrong […]

Mister Rabbit left for the sandbox a few weeks ago (aka he deployed, but “playing in the sandbox” makes it sound a lot more fun than it actually is), so now I’m playing the roll of both mama and papa around the house. This isn’t the first time I’ve held both titles—he deployed for a […]