Author: Jessica Van Bommel

So. I did a thing. Kind of a crazy thing.  I quit drinking.   I know.  Of all the weird things I’ve done in my life, this one ranks right up there.   Since quitting, I’ve been looking over my shoulder, expecting the sober police to come and grab my arm and forcibly remove me from the… Continue reading I did a thing.

I just took a look back at my first blog post of 2020.  That was a trip. I wanted to do all the things this year.  I was so cute, with my big goals and ridiculous aspirations. I thought I had a plan.  You probably thought you did, too.  I even wanted to run a freaking marathon. … Continue reading Merry Christmas

Halloween is officially behind us.  It wasn’t quite the universal factory reset for which some were hoping, what with the holiday, a full moon and daylight savings all converging on the same weekend. But at least there was candy. Lots of candy. In an attempt to make up for the weirdness of this year’s Halloween… Continue reading A brief distraction from the dumpster fire

I was so excited to go to the dentist last week.   Now that’s a sentence I never thought I’d write.  But there I was, with freshly washed hair and pants that buttoned, about to be seen in public by humans who aren’t related to me. And I was ready.  When my dentist asked me if… Continue reading “That Dental Appointment Was a Darn Good Time” (Alternate Title: “2020 Sucks”)

This will forever change us.  As a society, we will recover, but we will be different.  To a one, we will have lost something – a loved one, a job, income, a sense of security, a wedding or graduation ceremony, or, for some, just their vacation plans. But we will all be imprinted by the… Continue reading Controlling Our How

Well, here we are in cold and flu season.  Seems like it has touched every household this year.  Whether you are struggling through a cold yourself or cleaning up the meatballs your kiddo threw up all over the bathroom (Whose idea was it to feed them meatballs?!?!), we have all felt the effects of it. … Continue reading Medicine Balls and Talking Dogs

It’s that time of year.  The gyms are overflowing with folks in fresh workout gear. People are setting resolutions and declaring goals for 2020.  On top of all that, the current fad seems to be to choose a “word of the year.”  I’ve read of people choosing guiding words such as: Achieve, Confidence, Capable, and… Continue reading Happy New Year!

You turn 10 this weekend. Now, math is not my strong suit, but even I know that means that you are more than halfway to legal adulthood.  It means you will be learning to drive in just five short years, or just half again the time you have been on this Earth. Most surprisingly, it… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Dear Boy –

It’s back-to-school day here in Wisconsin. But “back to school” means very different things in different stages of mom-ing. For instance, baby mommies have few coherent thoughts on the subject … and few coherent thoughts generally, for that matter.  To them, school is a far-off, fuzzy concept. “School is starting?  What is this ‘school’ of… Continue reading The Beautiful Lull

I was “volun-told” to open a meeting at work with a reflection yesterday.  If you have met me before, you know that having any part in leading any sort of meeting is my least favorite thing to do.  Things I would rather do include, but are certainly not limited to: taking a transcontinental flight with… Continue reading A Back-to-School Reflection