Confessions of a Crazy Busy Mom

As a parent, some of the words we will most likely hear from our children at some point are phrases such as, "I want daddy!" "I don't like you!" and, "Go Away." I'm raising 4 children and they aren't even that old, and I have already heard some of these phrases- most recently, "I want daddy!" from my 3 year old Phoenix. Steven, my wonderful husband, has become a stay at home dad. Not really by choice, but for now this is what he does. Little Phoenut doesn't go out a whole lot, and he is ALWAYS with daddy. Plus, daddy has a hard time saying, "No!" Plus, he's just more comfortable with his dad now. They stay home and watch Fire engine and diesel trucks and Big machines on DVD, watch some nick JR. Play outside together, and nap together. It's the daddy and Phoenix show. It used to be the mommy and Phoenix Show! He was my snugly little guy who would always come to me for everything. So, I must be honest and say

So, I have a sleep disorder and have for a little over a year now- I even had to take one of those ridiculous sleeping tests, you know the ones where you have to wear this head mask that records all of you “issues”. Let’s be real here, how much sleep are you REALLY getting with one of those attached to your head-yeah, I didn’t think much either. When my results came back a sleep doctor-had no idea Kaiser had those..interesting- called me back to go over my results, and well, I pretty much laughed at them…probably because they called me and weren’t face to face- Amazing how bold you can become when a phone separates you. So- the conversation went something like this: Sleep Doctor: So, did you know that when you were wearing the headset, it took you 3 hours to fall asleep? Me: Well, I was the one wearing it, so I’m pretty sure I knew that. SD: Well, did you know that combined for the entire time you wore the headset that you only got 3.5 hours of sleep? And of that 3.5 hours, it

So, here is the deal- I work 70+ hours in a week, this is spread out between 2 jobs. (and usually, 2-3 outfit changes through out the day...no, I'm not kidding.) Yesterday as I was rushing, ok, let's be real, I was in 5:30 traffic trying to get across town, anyhow, I was rushing from one job to the next...I was sitting in my car eating my dinner, which was pretty awesome; peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Keebler Elf cookies, a Baggie of carrot sticks, an apple and peanut butter straight from the container with a spoon. I felt a little lonely, driving, eating my dinner and listening to some music. Now, let me tell you about my home away from home, aka my car, and the type of relationship we have. I hop in at 7:00 am, usually I'm finishing some type of breakfast, oatmeal, a beagle, whatev, but ALWAYS iced coffee. We drop the kids off and blast some music to wake me up a little more- just incase the coffee failed for the day. We hang out until 7:45 when I get to work- m

Who am I? Very good question, who am I? The simple answer, a Crazy Busy Mom of 4, but are answers ever simple? Answering the ‘Who Am I’ question seems somewhat like a tricky question- Its like when you go on an interview or apply for college. Are you sincerely interested in who I am? Or, are you more interested in who I think you want me to be? Or do you not even care and merely ask on the grounds of a formality. Answering this question gives me anxiety- because, really, WHO AM I? My name is Rhiannon, I am 30 year old and I have blond hair, my Pinterest has over 1500 pins and 48 boards. I have only made 3 things from my boards- I work 70+ hours a week spending a majority of that time with a high school football team that makes me laugh and also terrifies me of raising two boys!   Oh, I am also a wife to a wonderful husband and 4 children, one of whom I was not sure would make it to the age of 5- amazingly; on October 2, 2012 he turned 5. Our next goal is to make it to the age of 6. T