Lent is a 40-day celebration of giving up sex and good food. Okay, so that's not exactly accurate. Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter that commemorate the time Jesus spent in the desert, lured by Satan's constant temptation. I'm guessing that's why so many Christians give up desserts ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: 40 Days and 40 Nights. I Can Do This.
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Helpful Tips to Becoming a Bloghole
I started blogging so I didn't stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork. Let me start over. I started blogging because, as a work-from-home-mom-of-two, I didn't have time to take a crap in private. Dammit. Trying this one more time. I start blogging because I love to write. There it ... » Learn More about Helpful Tips to Becoming a Bloghole
My Fantasy: MomSteamy
Today is Valentine's Day and I don't care. If today were Valentine's day circa 2005, my handsome fiance and I would be en route to a quaint cabin in the woods, complete with spa treatments, gourmet meals, AND a big picture window for me to watch the deer swing by for a visit. Doesn't get any ... » Learn More about My Fantasy: MomSteamy
Get the Hell Outta Here
You know how you have blogger friends? And work friends? And real life friends who actually have the pleasure of looking at you while you blow your nose? Amanda, the hilarious lady behind Questionable Choices in Parenting, is the all-of-the-above kind of friend to me. And because I do nice things ... » Learn More about Get the Hell Outta Here
Pleased to Meet Ya
Tag! You're it! I remember when that game meant running ragged outside, chasing friends. Tennis-shoed feet pounding the pavement, hearts thumping out of our eardrums. It was fun and it was exercise. Why can't writing make my ass smaller? I do it every day for at least an hour. Do you know ... » Learn More about Pleased to Meet Ya