Meredith Ethington's Blog, page 8

Here’s How You Know If You’re Pandemic Schooling The “Right Way”

How to know if youre homeschooling in the time of COVID-19 the right way: 1. You remind yourself daily that you are not their teacher. You cant possibly remember 5th grade math concepts without google, or Youtube tutorials, and a calculator is your best friend again. Mutter to yourself things like, How the hell does []

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Now Is Not The Time To Point Out To Anyone That “It Could Be Worse”

Now is not the time to be dismissive of peoples feelings. Now is not the time to point out to anyone that It could be worse. I dont know of a single person that isnt suffering in some way from this pandemic. Whether it be the most privileged person in all the land, or the []

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Pandemic Tired Is A New Kind Of Tired

Pandemic tired is a new kind of tired. I vividly remember the bewilderment of the newborn and toddler years. The term, in the trenches is accurate. Its tired like youve never experienced because before becoming a parent, sleeping was something you took for granted. You just did it. I also know the tired that comes []

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Here’s Why I’ll Never Stop Talking About How Sucky Motherhood Is

Here’s why I’ll never stop writing about how sucky motherhood is. Because I know there is a mother hiding in her bathroom wondering how she’s going to make it through another day with toddlers outside staging a mini riot right outside her door. Because, I know that there is a mother that is […]

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Try Hard. Screw Up. Try Hard Again Tomorrow.

As everyone is writing out their New Year’s goals, or sharing on social media their word for the year, I have to admit that I’ve come up with absolutely nothing earth shattering. NOTHING. The new year is always cool. A new decade is definitely a time to reflect for some people. But, to me, it […]

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Moms Are The Holders

To the mamas that feel like at any moment it could fall apart, you’re right it probably could. We are the glue. We are the ones that are holding it all together. We’re holding the calendars in our minds, and the schedules in our phones. We’re holding the big emotions in our hearts that these […]

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Motherhood Today Feels Like At Any Moment It Could All Fall Apart

I never wanted to be a helicopter parent. I remember the first time I dropped my daughter off at the mall with her friends. It wasn’t that long ago. They all had phones with them. They were old enough. They knew to use the buddy system. It was time. Yet, the pit in my stomach […]

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Creamy Potato Leek Soup

This creamy potato leek soup is a French classic that’s easy to whip up and will warm you up on a cold Fall or Winter day.  The weather has turned really cold this past week, and as a result, I’m on the hunt for some new soup recipes. My kids love soup and it’s one […]

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Easy Snowman Cupcakes Kids Can Make Themselves

These easy snowman cupcakes kids can make are the perfect winter cupcakes. With creamy buttercream icing, chocolate chips, pretzels, and candy corn, you’ve got yourself the cutest snowman cupcakes your kids can make! Even though it’s still only Fall, this week it has gotten cold in Utah. In fact, it even snowed a little bit […]

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Why Sometimes I Still Baby My Kids

“Will you tuck me back in mommy?” my big 10 year old said to me tonight. We’ve been trying to get her to get OUT of her bed to take care of her own needs after she gets IN her bed for the night. For example if she needs a drink, or needs an extra […]

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