I pretty much suck at making New Year’s resolutions. Well, let me clarify. I’m good at making them but I can’t keep them. Oh, I can keep them for a month or two, but invariably, I degenerate into my nasty old habits. For example, for the past ten years, I’ve resolved to lose weight. Guess [...]
I love love love this laptop case. I bought it a month or two ago on etsy.com. If you’ve never visited that site, it’s really a must. They have awesome hand-made stuff of all sorts. This laptop case came from Janine King Designs. It’s one of the few laptop cases I was able to find [...]
One of the best things about being a mom is watching your child grow up. One of the worst things about being a mom is watching your child grow up. Every mom grieves a little as her child passes from babyhood to toddlerdom, from preschooler to grade school. For me, the bittersweet feeling of saying [...]
A month or two ago I needed a new pair of jeans. I went to the mall, spent about 5 minutes finding a pair that sort of fit, and bought them. End of story. Well, not quite. Today I went to the mall with my husband and son. My husband commented on the tight, hip [...]
In light of the ailing economy and a general tendency to overspend on gift giving, I cut back on my Christmas spending this year. Still, my budget mounted to over a grand. Now, for some of you, spending one thousand dollars on Christmas gifts may be totally within the realm of reasonable spending. But for [...]
Note to self: Do not complain about the hardships of being a parent to childless friends.
I did just that recently, telling BeautifulSuccessfulThinFriend about my son’s need to interact with me every waking minute.
“Well, you wanted him,” she said unfeelingly.
Of course I wanted him. I also wanted braces, but that doesn’t mean I have to enjoy everything about them.
Goodness knows I’ve sat through enough of her venting about
I absolutely love this song! It’s everything a mom says in a day condensed into 2 1/2 minutes and set to music (William Tell Overture). One phrase I find myself saying a lot lately is, “Because I said so.” I never thought I would resort to this conversation stopper. I always figured I’d explain lovingly [...]
Unless you’ve had your head in the sand for the past few weeks, you’ve probably heard about the hullabaloo over Motrin’s latest ad. Motrin tried to tap into the mom community by showing an ad about a mom who wears her baby in a sling but has back pain and needs Motrin for pain relief. [...]
Every few months I resolve to be greener in my approach to household cleaning products. I go out and buy some new non-toxic cleaner that won’t leach chemicals into my house. Most recently I purchased a concentrated cleaner from Shaklee. Just mix it with water and it will clean anything in your home, my Shaklee [...]
The events of last week made me question my decision to become a parent. My son was VERY DIFFICULT last week. Perhaps it was because he was just getting over an ear infection; perhaps it was because he is freaked out that we’ve put our house up for sale; or perhaps he just occasionally needs [...]
