Carrie Buddin
A little about me...I'm a single mom, a homeschool teacher, a writer and a jewelry designer. There's never a free moment or a dull moment! But I love my circus and I love sharing my thoughts and experiences with the moms of Chattanooga.
It’s My Leap Year
We want our kids to be fearless. Cautiously fearless. Fearless yet avoiding an ER visit. Fearless while also covered in bubble wrap with a syringe of Benadryl on hot stand-by and "9-1-" already dialed...
Big Feelings On Aisle 9
Friends, it’s been a minute since I had a child of the “full-on breakdown in the middle of a store” age. He’s ten and while he will absolutely do his best “You’re ruining my...
4th Grade Is Basically College
Friends, I don’t know what to say about this current school year that I’m barely living through. But I will say this. I was not ready for it. None of us living under this...
Farewell To A Race Car Bed
Mamas. It is the end of an era. Today we reached a milestone. Today we got rid of the race car bed that my son has slept in since he left his crib seven...
Explaining Hard Things To Little Hearts
I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve spent the last two years explaining hard things to my son. Why he can’t go to school and be with his friends. Why he...
The New (Year) Vs. The Old
It’s the first week of January, which means it’s the first week of a new year. “New year, new you.” “Another 365 chances to get it right.” “Out with the old, in with the...
The Joy Of Looking Up
This morning I overslept. And I never oversleep. My alarm usually wakes me before my dogs or my chickens or my child. But not this morning. Barks were my alarm this morning because even...
Homeroom Moms And First Tattoos
I'm a 4th Grade homeroom mom. I organize thousands of goody bags. (OK, it's just 25.) I obsess over teacher gifts. On Saturday mornings, you can find me at the soccer field cheering on...