MIA-Mommy guilt
I had planned to do so much this week of Christmas vacation: clean out closets, goodwill donations, paint the livingroom, several blog posts, visit friends. Then sickness struck. I've spent the...
View ArticleChristmas 2011 Captured
This Christmas has been amazing. It was our first Christmas with Matthew and he did so well.Excitement Mounts leading up to the Big Day: A tradition is born. Golden Books Christmas Collection has the...
View ArticleA Look Back at the Unforgettable 2011
There are no huge crowds, alcohol soaked midnight kisses, or giant lighted balls dropping from rooftops. No party hats, drunk strangers, and loud bands. Tonight does not end in a haze of smoke and...
View ArticleSocial Media Maven-Blog Dare 2012
Sometimes I want to give it all up: blogging, twitter, Facebook, email. Just disconnect from the world. The people I’ve never met, the friends who have become faceless names behind computers because...
View ArticleThe Keyboard is Mightier Than the Sword
Sometimes I am not funny but come across as cruel, weird, or even slightly off in the head. I get that. Words are powerful tools and the arrangement of them can be an art.A particularly clever...
View ArticleBucket List 2012-Blog Dare
I don’t have a Bucket List per say. I guess everyone has one in their head, the things they say they will do one day (like visit Ireland) but are not on a priority list. I tend to live in the now,...
View ArticleWhat I shouldn't Have Bought-Blog Dare
I think we all do it and we all end up with it at some point, especially during the Holidays. We overspend, get sucked into marketing gimmicks, and end up with buyer’s remorse. No matter how hard I...
View ArticleIn the Red
Sometimes you need to feel bold, sassy, classy and even vintage. A mint-condition classic being lusted over by robust gearheads as you parade out a slick coat of fresh paint.I’ve never been a lipstick...
View ArticleParty on a Budget
I have extreme champagne tastes but a beer budget. I also have a penchant for hostessing parties and am addicted to Etsy and Pinterest (so you can see the delimma with the beer budget).While I would...
View ArticleThe Best Toys Don't Make Noise
Today we are bombarded with toys of every shape, color and size imaginable. Loud noisemakers that carry on by themselves when no one is in the room (seriously that Vtech ball that rolls around and says...
View ArticleBathtime=Boyhood and Booboos
I’m conflicted. I noticed bruises on my baby last night. Slightly purple spots around the knees, a scratch on the shin. Marks of a rambunctious body struggling to stand, fall, crawling to keep the...
View Article8 Month Letter (a month late)
Because I'm backlogged on posts and pictures, I'm just now posting this one. OOPS.Dear Matthew,I can scarcely believe you are 8 months old. Day by day I watch you rush headlong into boyhood and leave...
View ArticleIf My Parents Only Knew....Blog Dare
I always suspected that my parents knew I smoked but I always had a ready excuse handy. Looking back I feel bad for lying and continuing that deception for years. I think I finally lit up in front of...
View ArticleAmber Teething Necklace
He Rocks It with Sass and says “Plllbbbbbbbbb” to you if you disagree.I’m the first one to introduce my daycare to the amber teething necklace. (I know right? Me…the conservative country career girl,...
View ArticleCreepy Creepy Toys are Sneaky
In a previous post about toys, I mentioned the little V-Tech ball. This thing is creepy yo. A brightly colored ball with all kinds of fun educational buttons to teach you animal sounds, numbers,...
View ArticleToddler Drugs
Statistics show that any TV under the age of two is inappropriate. They site very impressive sounding studies about children’s inability to process the information therefore belying any affects even...
View ArticleMy War Isn't Over; My Fight with PPD
Infertile people are often self-righteous and selfish. We think after going through years of struggle, loss etc. that our battles should be won. We succeeded; Our war is over. We have to qualify any...
View ArticleMy Dark PPD Secret
I’ve seen atrocities committed against animals in my day and I’m not talking about on TV. I’ve been in the lower level of a two story barn that had horses in manure up to their knees, manure built up...
View ArticlePeace In the Mundane
I haven't been writing. I've been breathing.I've been living.I've been taking care of a sick baby.I've been calming myself.I've been spending time with my son, consumed by love.I've breathed deeply...
View ArticleWeigh to Walk
So I have been struggling with losing my weight since going back to work. With the recent addition of new medication to help with PPD, my weight has become stagnant bordering increase. Since I have...
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