Tag: Real Life

Busy Moms – Special Needs Summit Registration Now Open!!!

Busy Moms – Special Needs Summit Registration Now Open!!!

The  Busy Moms – Special Needs Summit Registration is Here! After many, many months of hard work and love, I’m so happy to announce registration for the Busy Moms – Special Needs Summit is open! This has been a labor of love. I want all […]

Finding a Way to Overcome Hard Things | Weight Check #2

Finding a Way to Overcome Hard Things | Weight Check #2

Life lesson to overcome hard things. Challenges can be emotional or physical. We tell ourselves stories that may or not be true. Modify your story, your physical or emotional circumstance to overcome. Weight journey.

Journey With Me to Fitness: Weight Check Week 1

Journey With Me to Fitness: Weight Check Week 1

Moms of special needs families need self love and care too. Our weight can cause us issues. Journey with me in life lessons as we try to get healthier and smarter.

Being Kind to Yourself During and After a Crazy, Busy Summer

Being Kind to Yourself During and After a Crazy, Busy Summer

Did summer go by as quickly for you as it did for me? Are you happy with what you did and didn’t do? We started off with a bang in June with a large family reunion in Southern Utah near Zion National Park. It continued […]

When You’re Having One Of Those Days (or weeks, or months,etc)

When You’re Having One Of Those Days (or weeks, or months,etc)

They say tragedy plus time equals humor. They also say that laughter is the best medicine. I’ve also heard more than one motivational speaker suggest each of us look for humor in a situation. We need the humor-especially when we’re having one of those days. […]

Happy Independence Day!

Happy Independence Day!

I’m still working through my concussion issues, so in honor of this holiday, I’m posting one of my favorite sketches on International Relations from Studio C (a clean, family friendly comedy sketch show).

Concussions Are Not Fun

Concussions Are Not Fun

Not to state the obvious, but it’s true. I’m inserting this post more than a week after my car accident to explain my lack of content. Short version is the guy behind me on the interstate slammed into my car when he was going too […]

When and Why You Shouldn’t Set Lofty Goals for the Here and Now

When and Why You Shouldn’t Set Lofty Goals for the Here and Now

What was that? Why shouldn’t I set lofty goals? I’ve recently been thinking a lot about goals. Some of the things I’ve done are listening to podcasts about setting big, scary goals (which I really do love and recommend), making a vision board for myself, […]

Throwback Thursday-Prior Post 8/28/2010 – Difficult Year Part III

Throwback Thursday-Prior Post 8/28/2010 – Difficult Year Part III

2017 Update: This will be the last Throwback Thursday for a while. I’ve got to focus on our impending move. Quick recap of prior two posts Difficult Year I, and Difficult Year II: My husband and I were hoping to add a sixth child to […]

Welcome to 8 Busy Bees!

Welcome to 8 Busy Bees!

About the new WordPress site and a little about me I am a mom to six kids–four of whom have special needs and are on the Autism Spectrum.  The youngest has been diagnosed with Sensory Processing Disorder and Generalized Anxiety.  This blog is to share […]