“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for GB. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and to thank me for my participation.” Hey, know what's fun? When your husband accidentally backs over important stuff. Like your baby's stroller. Your ... » Learn More about GB Asana35 AP Review
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Do You Belong On Facebook? Take This Quiz and Find Out!
The way people conduct themselves online never ceases to amaze me. From the Know It All to Negative Nancy, my computer is jam packed with people who have no idea how to behave on social media. I've been fortunate enough to grow my Facebook page over the past few years, but with the increasing ... » Learn More about Do You Belong On Facebook? Take This Quiz and Find Out!
What Pinterest Won’t Show You: How to REALLY Recycle Baby Wipe Bins
Don't you just love Pinterest?! Shut up. Pinterest makes me feel inferior. All those homemade birthday party decorations and thoughtful gifts whittled from mighty oak trees can bite me. Why make it yourself when you can buy it?! We don’t have three Dollar Generals within a four mile ... » Learn More about What Pinterest Won’t Show You: How to REALLY Recycle Baby Wipe Bins
Got Light?
Most little kids are afraid of the dark, and my three-year-old is no exception. Rather than walk into a dimly lit room by herself, she calls for help the way a normal person would shriek if on fire or being eaten alive by carpenter ants. Toddlers, they're like that. As a child, I ... » Learn More about Got Light?
And They Shall Call Me Master
Before I swapped my Italian last name for a Polish one, I was working on my Masters degree. Before, during, and after I gave birth to my first beautiful baby, I was working on my Masters degree. And I worked and worked and worked some more, then I got pregnant with my second beautiful baby and ... » Learn More about And They Shall Call Me Master
Don’t Worry Kids, That’s Just My Gallbladder Exploding.
Before I traded in my day job for three rug rats and a computer, I used to function as a public member of society; as in, I wore pants to work as a high school English teacher. One day at my pants-required job, my gallbladder almost exploded. All teachers have those horrifyingly embarrassing ... » Learn More about Don’t Worry Kids, That’s Just My Gallbladder Exploding.
I Think My Kindergartener Was a Stoner in a Former Life
Some call him an old soul because of his wise eyes and affinity for classic rock. Others, namely Grandparents, call him "brilliant, advanced, perfect." His sisters just call him silly. My 6-year-old is definitely something special (says every mom ever), and while I agree with some of the above ... » Learn More about I Think My Kindergartener Was a Stoner in a Former Life
I Wanna Feel Done
July 2014 marked 8 years of wedded bliss for me and the husband. Every July 29, I force him to pose for The Anniversary Picture that proves we still like each other: In years past, we've held a sign that reads how many years we've been married (thank you, Pinterest), but 2014 worked ... » Learn More about I Wanna Feel Done
10 Signs That My Frat Party Days Are Over
Winter is long--so long--'round these parts, and as kids do, parents tend to come down with a case of cabin fever, too. In an effort to combat the elements and serve Mother Nature the junk punch she deserves, a bunch of us 30-somethings intent on reliving our glory days took to a friend's house to ... » Learn More about 10 Signs That My Frat Party Days Are Over
Don’t Let Your Kid Become An Arrogant A-hole
I like to break a mental sweat every now and then (--White Goodman, Dodgeball), so when I read that my gal Stephanie Sprenger over at Mommy, For Real, along with Jessica of School of Smock, Sarah of Left Brain Buddha, Deb of Urban Moo Cow, and Lauren of Omnimom were doing this Around the World in ... » Learn More about Don’t Let Your Kid Become An Arrogant A-hole