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If you’ve made it this far, I guess you’re wondering who I am and what this blog is all about. That’s awesome! It means I haven’t bored the ship out of you yet. And I hope I never do. So first off … I started this blog because I’m convinced I have MUDD or Motherhood Unintentional Distraction Disorder. Now I mean no offense to mothers or parents of children with ADD or ADHD. My middle son was diagnosed with the latter when he was six. I also mean no disrespect to the official organization MADD or Mothers Against Drunk Driving. As the child of an alcoholic and having seen many lives destroyed by the bottle, I’m a strong supporter of causes that protect the innocent and help victims and families of tragedies heal. But seriously. Most days my brain is scattered all over the place. I either have MUDD or I am literally going mad. Between raising five kids, trying to keep up with the enthusiasm of a husband fifteen years my junior, taking care of a house that never seems clean no matter how hard I try, and always being on the hunt of the next big entrepreneurial thing, my brain is in constant hyper mode. I have a hard time shutting it off or slowing it down during the day, let alone at night. If I was to start a “to-do” list, I would constantly be to-doing and never actually doing. It’s just not practical or feasible for me. I think the onset of MUDD started after the birth of my second child and second son. Having two young boys only two years apart and complete polar opposites was a challenge–a constant, never ending chess tournament meets Twister challenge. From my youngest refusing to do anything for himself–because big brother was at his beck and call–to accidentally falling asleep for ten minutes and waking to find my new living room and kitchen covered from top to bottom in ketchup and mustard, my brain was and remains in hyper mode. Or is that overload? Either way, I think I have MUDD. I could in fact be going mad. I know I’m literally MommiFried.