You know what I’m sick of?People telling me to be awesome. Implying my day needs to be filled with glorious backdrops. Adventures that teach my kids valuable life lessons while making them giggle. A day that is met with a wide hot pink smile, skinny jeans and cute shoes. Reckless exploration that fills the doldrums […]
At 21 years old I snagged the most sarcastic, handsome, legally-aged, country boy I could find within claw-grasping distance. We fell in madly love, got married and made adorable offspring. Then I learned those things that magnetize you to each other become the sources of daily huffs and eye rolls. That sharp wit of his […]
You’ve tried all the standbys: grilled cheese, goldfish crackers, cut fruit and yogurt dip but want some new twists of tot friendly finger foods, check out my list of ten ideas. Find me today on ParentDish, sharing Finger food recipes: 10 yummy recipes perfect for little hands
I thought I knew how to paint, the basics at least. I was wrong. Here is the updated lesson on Painting 101. Seven simple steps, as taught to me by my toddler. 1. Mix all colours to attain the perfect hue of puke-brown 2. Test the brush integrity and paint viscosity by painting all surfaces […]
I have some great sisters in law. They have opened my world to many things, whether or not they realize it. Listening to them, talking their ear off, drinking tea with them, gathered for hours around kitchen stoves and dinner tables with them. In those minutes that pass by as routine from an outside glimpse […]
This post is dedicated to wing night and mom friends who still socialize with me after I tell them I’m trying to wean off shampoo and may or may not use conventional deodorant. Weaning you hair off shampoo and conditioners THE DEAL WITH SHAMPIZZLE The Greaseball Cycle (based on my own unofficial, unscientific research) Washing […]
Too Many Rules {Starting With Blogging} Excerpt from Today’s Post: As an inspiring woman pointed out to me recently, I have too many rules. She’s right (in an eerily Jedi sort of way). The more I think of this statement the more I realize it’s a rusty gate into an untended garden of my heart, possibly inhabited by […]
We thought we were soooo cool not letting our son watch tv. In the first year of life there was no TV on the main floor. We just watched a few things online. As he grew more interested in pulling the laptop across the couch we thought we’d splurge on an AppleTV (which I love!).So, […]
This post is a couple months overdue. But as usual, I’ve been busy. You know, day drinking, cutting food into geometric shapes, making out at the Roxy. Two months ago my baby girl turned ONE! Maybe you’ve heard this new rule around birthdays. Your child doesn’t legally age onto the next year unless they […]