I know what you're thinking--I have enough to do before the kids go back to school.  But, here me out...

1.  Take five minutes to figure out what your weeknights will look like come September...

How will this help? If you know your son has soccer on Tuesdays, and your daughter has girl scouts and then dance classes on Thursdays, then you better dust off that crock pot. You can sit down Sunday and plan your weekly menu with ease if you know your schedule…

As a mom, I've never been much of a rule breaker (Don't ask me about my life before I was a mom, because that is a whole different story altogether). If my son isn't allowed to have a mohawk haircut in school, so be it. If my daughter has to sit on the bench because she missed the last practice, well, them's the…

Summer has a few different stages and they go a little something like this:

• Denial: OMG is school really over in a week and these buggers are about to be home full time? I’m not ready!
• Acceptance: Ok, we can do this. Bring on the fun!
• I’m over it: Summer is expensive, yo! These buggers want to be entertained and fed All.The.Time!
• Denial: Is summer really over and I have to face back to…

This time of the year fills me with a sort of dread and anxiety that I don't have any other time of the year. It's back to school season. Moms everywhere are in panic mode as we sort through supplies and clothes, dust off our alarm clocks, and attempt to replace some semblance of normalcy in our daily routines.

In addition to all of the above, I am frantically prepping to send my 9 year old type 1 diabetic back to school.…