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New England Patriots Haters’ Hotline

January 22, 2019 By Lauren

Hello, You have reached the New England Patriots Haters’ Hotline. We understand your intense hatred of all things Patriots and are here to assist. Please listen to the following menu options and choose the one that best fits the reason you keep randomly screaming. For general whining about the Patriots going to the Super Bowl […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: humor, new england patriots

One Simple Kitchen Hack That Will Save You Money and Food Waste

July 3, 2017 By Lauren

This simple kitchen hack is so easy I don't know why I didn't think of it years ago! Save yourself money and food waste with this two second trick.

Below: Discover the simple kitchen hack that saves my family both money and food waste! He stands in front of the open refrigerator, surveying the contents inside. After a moment, he reaches in, pulls out a Rubbermaid container, cracks the lid open, and does the sniff test. “When did we have stir fry?” he asks. […]

Filed Under: I Tried It!, Informational, Random Tagged With: food, food waste, kitchen, kitchen hacks, money, saving money

A Plea to Texters (This is Not Another #ItCanWait Post)

May 29, 2017 By Lauren

I suppose I better start off by saying that just because this post isn’t about not texting while driving doesn’t mean I’m against safe texting practices. Put down your phone and drive your car, you crazy coot. #itcanwait   Now that that’s out of the way… If you’re reading this, I bet you text. I […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: humor, text, text message, texting

Public Instagram Etiquette for Dummies

October 8, 2016 By Lauren

I've noticed some Instagram behaviors that are NOT OKAY and need to be addressed. Here is your guide to instagram etiquette.

  Hello fellow Instagram users, #instagrammers #igers #whatevs Let’s begin with: Is this article for you? #DontWannaWasteYourTime If you have a private Instagram account where you share pictures of your kids with family and friends, this article is not for you. In fact, you’ll probably be totally confused by it. #YouProbablyWontGetIt If you have a public […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: etiquette, hashtags, instagram, manners

People Who Should Run as a Third Party Candidate for President

March 5, 2016 By Lauren

people for president

Editor’s Note: I published a slightly different version of this post on Saturday, then removed it a short time later. It was targeted at one candidate in particular, and although I don’t believe it was terribly mean-spirited, I still felt vaguely uncomfortable with it. I couldn’t quite place my finger on the source of my discomfort until […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: donald trump, election, president

Fear Is a Four Letter Word

January 31, 2016 By Lauren

Is fear holding you back from doing things you want to try?

I grew up with a pool. It wasn’t private (my family owned a campground and our house was on the property), but it was a pool nonetheless, and one that sat only a couple of hundred feet from my home. I used to watch my older sister do dives and back dives and the dives […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: do it anyway, fear, no fear

The Best Rides at Legoland Florida, as Told by Kids Ages 3-14

January 11, 2016 By Lauren

Legoland Florida, Kids review the best rides

A big Thank You to Legoland Florida for providing us with tickets to the park. About a month ago, we took a family vacation to Florida. When I say ‘family vacation’ I’m not just talking about the hubby, kids, and me; I’m talking about my entire extended family. There were 20 of us in all. 10 […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: amusement park, favorite, kids, lego, Legoland Florida, legos, rides

The Most Offensive Thing You’ll Read Today

October 12, 2015 By Lauren

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 […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: offense, offensive, overly-sensitive, sensitive

6 Proposed Alternatives to the Facebook “Like” Button

September 17, 2015 By Lauren

For the times when the Facebook "like" button doesn't cut it

  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 […]

Filed Under: Random Tagged With: alternatives, facebook, humor, like button

4 Ways Life Would Be AWESOME if We Were Legos (and One Way It Would Suck)

September 7, 2015 By Lauren

4 Ways Life Would Be AWESOME if We Were LEGOS (and one way it would suck)

  Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we all turned into Legos? No? Well I have, and after giving it a lot of thought, I think it would be AWESOME. Sure, not being able to reach the top of our head with our own hands would be a drag, but the […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Humor, Random Tagged With: awesome, lego, legos, life

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