I distinctly remember all the times (as a child) that my poor mom had to remind me of things like “chew with your mouth shut” or “keep your elbows off the table” during mealtimes. I also distinctly remember thinking that she must have some sort…

I came across this story I wrote almost ten years go (July of 2008, to be exact) and to this day it’s one of my favorite posts I’ve written. I thought a little “blast from the past” would be fun today. Enjoy 🙂 Something happens…

Any mom will tell you that, even though we love our kids to bits, there is something invigorating and empowering about shopping ALONE. Alone as in “no-kids-I-am-all-by-my-lovely-self” shopping. It’s damn near euphoric. We are better shoppers too. More savvy. More purposeful. We can actually stand, contemplate,…

Dennis the Menace? Or Future Scientist? They used to call it simple “curiosity” and even “mischievous-ness.” I am sure we all know of kids (or were ones ourselves) that were fascinated with taking apart household items (like toasters, blenders and an occasional lawn mower). Back…

There is strength in numbers and three heads are FAR better than one. I learned the power of collaborative projects wwaaayyyy in the day when I chaired many local initiatives and events to bring awareness to our floundering Downtown Business area. I loved, loved, LOVED…

My friend and fellow Minnesotan Galit (pronounced guh-leet ) Breen is someone I truly admire. And have for a long time. The work she does is amaze-balls as well. From her book [easyazon_link identifier=”1533623414″ locale=”US” nw=”y” nf=”y” tag=”franticmomm02-20″ cart=”y” cloak=”y” localize=”y” popups=”y”]Kindness Wins [/easyazon_link]to her…

It’s tough being a girl. It’s even tougher being a girl that is a tween, a little chubby, wears glasses and one who sports a beautiful buck tooth smile. In a nutshell…my daughter is me as I was forty years ago. Being the “chubby girl”…

10 Things to do with your Kids Before They Grow Up Life moves so fast when you are a parent. The Season of Parenthood flies by and what seems like “only yesterday,” marks the passing of years. I truly am having a moment here just…

  When I originally wrote this post, my now gigantic 13 year-old son was a mere six year old. We opted to buy fish to quell the nagging about having a pet. They were meant to be “starter pets” for a Small-ish Human that was begging for…

Sparkle….Wikipedia describes Sparkle as; to become lively or animated, to glitter to glisten….. I call it, “The things that make our hearts sing. Makes us Shine inside and out.” I like mine better 🙂 Ever heard the saying “all work and no play makes Jack…

The other day, we were all sitting around our living room reminiscing with the kids about their baby/toddler years. As you can imagine there was lots of giggling and razzing going on, but one thing hubs and I agreed that we were GLAD we were…

Hi. I’m Franticmommy. I’m a Serial “Yes Girl and a Recovering People Pleaser….” I don’t think you need to be a parent to feel the crunch of lack-o-time these days. Normal every day life paired with the constant requests from outside sources equal not enough…