Hayley Hengst
Hello AM readers! I'm Hayley. Stay-at-home mom to three boys/angels/tyrants (primarily tyrants). Most days, I am very content in that role. Other days, well, you know how it goes. I absolutely love writing for Austin Moms Blog. I also love: books, bubble baths, Mexican food, porch swings, and traveling. I hate: the hustle and bustle of trying to get out the door, on time, with all three of my kids. Seriously, I just kind of give up. You can read more about my crazy crew at www.motherfreaking.com!
Right Now, It’s Just About Surviving
Parents of Little Children (the MORE and the LITTLER the better), This is for US:
Right now, our only parenting goal is SURVIVING.
That's it.
Just survive. Us. Them. Daily. Survive. Coming into summer, I had all these big...
How to Get Crap Done in the Summer & Not Feel Like a Crap...
"Cleaning and scrubbing can wait 'til tomorrow, for babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow. So quiet down cobwebs, and dust go to sleep, I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep"
- Ruth...
Spouses… You’d Probably Be Just As Happy With Someone Else
One night, about a year ago, I had an emotional melt-down. I was pregnant. Very. Feeling fat, ugly, and uninteresting. Frumpy, mom-ish, and hormonal. Totally hormonal. I told my husband, "I am so gross. So...
Motherhood. It’s All About Letting Go.
If motherhood is about anything at all, it's about letting go.
Don't believe me?
Think about it.
Motherhood is...
Letting go of the body you once had in order to grow new life... Some things get bigger. Some things...
Childhood: Let It Be Simple
A few days ago, I was getting my two-and-a-half-year-old out of the tub, when he asked, "Mom, what's 'complicated' mean?" I explained to him that "complicated" means taking something that should be simple and...
Say Goodbye to Your “Mom-Anger”
It should have been a fun evening.
The plan was simple: go to the new house we are currently remodeling out in the country and let the boys run around like the wild bandits that...
My Journey With Unexplained Infertility
Naively, I always thought that once my husband and I decided we were ready to start a family, nine months later, a family we would have. Yes, I realized that SOME people out there...
This Stage of Life? It’s Hard.
This stage of life. It's hard, you guys.
I'm talking right now to you moms who are in your early to mid 30's. You have kids. Likely two, three, maybe four of them. They probably...
My Three Sons
A moment of sentiment, dedicated to My Three Sons, From Their Mama (who is finding herself feeling increasingly sentimental, in the months leading up to the first birthday, of her last baby ever)
G-man. My oldest....
Things I Don’t Do
Have you ever heard of Shauna Niequist? She's one of my favorite authors ever, and she wrote a book called "Bittersweet", that is SO GOOD. I read it several years ago, and was super intrigued...