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How My Husband Broke the Bathroom and My Home Renovation Epiphany
My husband broke the bathroom. I went out of town overnight, and when I got back I came home to a mess. Our bathroom has double sinks, but for whatever reason we usually only use the one sink the one which is closest to the toilet. The other sink, which has been in a dinged up state since we first moved in, usually has my make-up bag laying in it, maybe a used towel, a stray … [Read more...]
Fish Who Can Fly & Other Bizarre Christmas Wishes
I sat in the front room helping my daughters write their letters to Santa. The seven year old was busy carefully copying out all the words I had helped her spell, putting in her request for a new Snap Circuits set. The four year old was more hesitant, she didn't know what to write. After asking about whether Mr Claus celebrates Halloween and thanking him for his previous … [Read more...]
A Tale Of Utter & Mortifying Embarrassment aka My Embarrassing Period Story
The embarrassing period story. It's sort of a subgenre of teenage life, in hushed tones in the school hallway, or sitting on the carpet in your best friend's room, you exchange stories about the first time you had your period, or that time you had an accident at the pizza restaurant, or the mortifying tale of when you had to ask a male relative to get you pads. At age 39 it's … [Read more...]
Momodoro: Hacking the Pomodoro Time Management Technique to make it work for Work at Home Moms
Well over a year ago now, I was reading one of those "how to be a better blogger" articles discussing time management and it mentioned something called the Pomodoro Technique. I was curious, so I tried it out and while I found that the Pomodoro Technique wasn't realistic for a mom with young kids in the house, I eventually was able to hack it into a mom-friendly version that … [Read more...]
This was the Summer… {Mommyhood Confessions}
This was the summer that I took the whole family to Pittsburgh on a presstrip, and we had so much fun, visiting the National Aviary, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Kennywood Amusement Park, and a Pittsburgh Pirates ball game. It was the first time I took hubby on a presstrip and he managed to pick up some rare virus which infected his eyes. This was the summer when … [Read more...]
Confessions of a Hoarder: What do you keep?
It's garage sale season, and my mom is downsizing in a serious way. She's been in the process of moving from a four bedroom house to a two bedroom condo. It's been a bit crazy. We've had four garage sales in five weeks. Each time we think we're done she finds more stuff to purge. It's been a bit strange. Sorting through all the parts of my childhood that she's held on to for … [Read more...]
This Working From Home Thing, It’s Really Not. Working that is.
Dear Friend, I am ready to give up on ever getting anything productive done. It just took me over five hours to answer an email. I'm talking a three sentence answer here. Basically, "Yes, I would definitely be interested in working with you, that seems like a perfect fit for my readership. My standard rate is x and includes y. Please let me know if that works for … [Read more...]
Six Reasons Why I’m Loving Summer Vacation…
Summer vacation has officially started. No school for two glorious months. No making school lunches, and no running to the school bus in the morning. Just non-stop lazy days with my two favourite little people. This isn't to say my children don't drive me mad approximately forty thousand times in any given day. The house is a mess and I'm not finding enough time to write. But … [Read more...]
A Letter of Apology to the Young Man Who Picked Me Up Off the Sidewalk the Other Day
I'm sorry. I don't know you, I don't know your name or where you live. I know which highschool you attend, because when we met you were wearing a school uniform. You were playing in the street with two or three other boys. I don't know if you were playing catch or street hockey. I don't know if there were three of you or four. I don't know because I adverted my eyes. I didn't … [Read more...]
#LysolNoTouch Antibacterial Hand Soap System Combats Gross Kid Germs {Review plus FREE Rebate Offer}
My kids are gross. I mean this in the nicest way. Don't get me wrong, I love my daughters. But anyone who thinks that little boys have cornered the market on dirty and icky are dead wrong. On the average day my six year old comes home from school coated in grime, mysterious paint and marker stains, mud, sand and goodness knows what else. Her finger nails look like she's been … [Read more...]
Life With No Oven, or How to “Bake” Stuffed Shells on Your Stovetop
Our oven died. We bought it when we moved into our house, nine years ago. I'm a little frustrated it didn't last longer, but searching around on Google it appears I picked a lemon. The piece we would need to replace is no longer being made, which makes purchasing a replacement likely more cost effective than a repair. In the meantime, I have a stove where the stovetop works, … [Read more...]
Rotten Santas, Tricky Elves, & Messy Decembers: Ho Ho No.
I've got really ambivalent feelings about this whole Santa thing. My oldest is only six and things are already getting messy. For example, why the heck did we add in Elf on the Shelf? It just complicates matters! I now I have fend off questions like, "Sally at school told me the elf isn't real. She doesn't have one at her house but she saw piles of them at the store. And mom, … [Read more...]
Memories & Mom Guilt a.k.a. Disney’s The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid. This is a Disney movie I have such fond memories of. I remember taking a trip to Florida to visit family, and visiting the newly opened MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. There are so many parts of that day that stand out in my mind; the rides, the stars, the food, but my fondest memories is of walking through the animation studio area and standing … [Read more...]
Toilet Terror, How to Deal With It?
So my three year old has developed a serious toilet phobia. She's still not completely potty trained (I know, Shhh... I don't want to talk about it.), and on most days she will insist she doesn't need to go potty. In fact she's quite adamant that she is Never Going To Go Again. Which inevitably leads to one accident after another. But I digress. The issue here is... On the best … [Read more...]