My name is Carrie McMurdie. I decided to start a blog about the realities of being a mother. There are all these wonderful blogs about how wonderful motherhood is, which it is BUT there is also reality. So, this blog is about sharing the ups and downs of motherhood, ideas that do and don't work (in my home) and the fleeting moments of joy sometimes followed by the moments full of tears. I have four young children and feel like it is a good time to not only share these times but to help me remember them as well. My children are 8, 6, 4, and 17 months. This will be about everyday life, whether good or bad, happy or sad and I will try to always end with an uplifting thought. My goal is to hopeful uplift, inspire and encourage all mothers (and maybe even a few grandmothers) at any stage of their lives on this journey of motherhood. I will be the first to admit that writing is NOT my strength but honesty is, so forgive my grammatical weaknesses but enjoy my very real stories of the life of an everyday mom.