The one time I wear sweat pants to the park, along with my I-don’t-give-a-crap attitude, I meet the cool, hip moms with great hair and makeup, whose kids get along awesome with Stevie. I really tried to like “Her”. I wanted to like it. Maybe it was Joaquin Phoenix and his creepy ‘stache. Or the…
As I sit here thinking about what profound thing I can tell you all about giving up shopping for year, I realize… well, there really isn’t anything. Because giving up shopping for a year is not profound. It’s not as important as it seemed when I first started. In the scheme of life and all…
I haven’t had a good old fashioned photo project in a long time. I racked my brain, trying to think of something creative and fun for this year, that wouldn’t get old after a couple weeks. When I started going through photos of yore, I came across some diptychs I had made years ago. And that…
I thought the best way to make my husband laugh was to dance around like an old lady. Turns out, all you have to do is to have really big teeth! I still have a mini Christmas tree on the counter. I feel bad throwing it out because it’s alive! What am I going to…
If my FitBit doesn’t count me chasing Stevie around the house to put on his glasses and sweater in the morning as my “very active minutes”, then it is definitely inaccurate. My heart rate is up there. Not from the running, but the aggravation. There’s a fair possibility I may overdose on gummi bears this…
I flipped off my scale this morning. I bet the best part of being a cop is actually not the donuts. It’s got to be when they are trying to stop traffic on the freeway and they get to drive zig-zag across all four lanes. It looks so fun and liberating! Coloring outside the lines…
Happy New Year’s Eve! I’m so glad to be putting 2013 behind us. I debated writing EFF YOU 2013!! but, as difficult as it has been at times, I have to give it a little credit for some incredibly awesome memories too. Some of my favorites: [youtube]PDTVB7mDv5I[/youtube] So much to be grateful for. And now,…
After I published my mama bear moment, I got a lot of supportive comments and congratulations for standing up for Stevie. It was so appreciated. You guys are the best. I also got a handful of emails from people asking how to avoid a situation like that all together. How do we teach our child…
Let’s first take a moment to define a mama bear. According to Urban Dictionary, a very reliable source, it is “A mom who can be cuddly and lovable but also has a ferocious side when it’s necessary to protect her cubs.” I’m not sure I love the term because it kind of puts a heroic spin…
My husband is a foul-mouth guru. And the other day I called someone a “bird brain”. Together, we are unstoppable. As we arrive closer to the holiday, I have come to realize that I shant be decorating my home this season. (I wrote that in a Downton Abbey accent, so take a moment to read…