A light drizzle fell as I pumped gas on an unseasonably warm October day. As I waited for the tank to fill, I grabbed my phone. One new email message greeted me and it didn’t contain news I wanted to read. A project I was working on had hit a slight speed bump, and something […]
The Five Stages of a Toddler Tantrum
Ahh, toddlers. They can go from being the most charming people on Earth to behaving like Satan’s spawn in the blink of an eye. Having gone through the toddler years three times now (well, four times if you count my own toddler years, but those are a bit hazy), I’ve become quite well-versed in the […]
How to Create Your Own Style
Welcome to Part Two of the Teen/Tween Fashion Series, written by my 13 year old niece, Ellie. Last time she shared how to style one outfit four different ways. This week she’s sharing tips on how to create your own style. These are awesome tips whether you’re a teenager or not, so if you ever […]
Ready or Not
I wrote this post in October of 2012. It was the second post I ever published on my (now defunct) first blog. I still remember all the mixed emotions of this moment. Nothing about parenthood is easy, is it? I’m sitting here trying to work up the nerve to eat a piece of toast. It’s a […]
The Most Offensive Thing You’ll Read Today
I’ve noticed a trend over the past year or so that has gained momentum and doesn’t appear to be slowing. A slew of articles and blog posts have been written with titles that start something like, “Ten Things to Never Say to…” or “Four Questions ______ are Sick of Hearing”. The blogger in me understands why […]
Bedtime: The Not So Silent Killer
Bedtime has been killer this week. KILL-ER. Like make-me-want-to-throw-myself-off-a-cliff bad. The boys haven’t been too terrible, other than the fact that it takes ten minutes to complete every one minute task. But the girl. Oh, the girl. She’s just tired. I know that’s it. Because right around the same time every night this week, she’s […]
4 Life Lessons You Won’t Learn from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
We were minutes away from the beach when the fog began to roll in. “Uh-oh!” I said to the kids, “It might not be the best day to play in the ocean. I hope the fog doesn’t stick around long.” My three year old piped up from the back seat. “I know what to do! Mickey called […]
The Day I Learned the Truth About My Mother
Eli needed pants. He had recently ripped holes in the knees of not one, not two, but three pairs while out on the playground, and that was in one week alone. The few pairs left either had grass-stained knees or were quickly creeping into high water territory. Clearly it was time for replacements. There […]
Teen Fashion Series: How to Style Four Outfits From One Dress
I’m so excited to welcome you to a series of guest posts written by a very special girl I know. My 13 year old niece Ellie is stylish and adorable and she wants to share her fashion tips with your preteen and early teen daughters. The girls will love her for what she can teach them […]
6 Proposed Alternatives to the Facebook “Like” Button
We’ve all heard and maybe even said that there should be a Facebook ‘Dislike’ button. No one wants to ‘like’ a status update about someone’s grandma dying or their whole family coming down with the Bubonic plague, but we don’t want to ignore those statuses either. Yes, a ‘dislike’ button would help, but there are […]