This afternoon, a handful of gal pals and I sat down with some cheese and wine and gabbed about the book The Missing Something Club by William Haylon. The characters, Medicare, Katfish, Predator, Wallflower, The Maybe/Maybe Not Lesbian, and the Really Beautiful One, sound like a modern day ... » Learn More about The Missing Something Club
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Oversharing: How A SAHM Cleans Her House For the Holidays
In case you're a new reader (hiya!), let me introduce you to this thing we do 'round here called Oversharing. I share stories that aren't exactly in good taste, made for mixed company, or generally socially acceptable. Basically, stories that would make me blush if I told them in person. Like ... » Learn More about Oversharing: How A SAHM Cleans Her House For the Holidays
Impressing My Kids, 140 Characters At A Time
Know what I hate? Talking on the phone. Text me, email me, knock on my front door (after you've texted or emailed that you'll be knocking on my front door), but for the love of everything holy--if you can avoid calling me, DO IT! It's not that I don't care about you--I do!--it's just that I don't ... » Learn More about Impressing My Kids, 140 Characters At A Time
Oversharing: Gifting Porn To My Dad
I once colored a picture of crabs carrying sand buckets, wrote a caption underneath it, "Now I have crabs, too!" and gifted it to my dad. Because of his t-shirt, "I got crabs in Ocean City, Maryland," I knew he would just LOVE my picture. Problem was, he didn't realize I was too young to know what ... » Learn More about Oversharing: Gifting Porn To My Dad
No More Empty Freezers
Recently, I shared a picture of our almost-empty freezer on my Facebook page, citing LMLP (Long Month, Late Pay) as the culprit for its sparse contents. I initially meant it to be a joke, and captioned it with "Cereal for dinner!" But what happened next wasn't funny. So many of my ... » Learn More about No More Empty Freezers
Finding Balance at the MomCon in Pittsburgh
Women have a lot on their plates, and I'm not just talking about my soon-to-be birthday plate that had better be overflowing with lasagna, cake, and ice cream. I'm basically the human version of Garfield the Cat. Anyway, no, I'm talking about our proverbial plates that are piled so high with ... » Learn More about Finding Balance at the MomCon in Pittsburgh
Shopping with Kids: One Mother’s Victory
I love shopping. LOVE. IT. I do not love shopping with my kids. DO. NOT. Children can't appreciate the beauty of purchasing new shoes; they much prefer to put the beautiful, knee-high, leather (okay, fake leather, #broke) boots on their arms and pretend they're monsters. Nor do these small ... » Learn More about Shopping with Kids: One Mother’s Victory
Oversharing: The Chicken Cutlets
I'm not a fan of fantasy or sci-fi for the very reason that I suck at suspending my disbelief; I just can't get with fairies or spaceships or what have you. That said, The Hunger Games is my shiz, so you explain that one. The point I'm trying to make is that I find reality provides all WHAT THE ... » Learn More about Oversharing: The Chicken Cutlets
If Toddlers Chose Their Own Consequences
The concept of time Cause and effect Putting on one's shoes These are some of the abstract ideas that completely elude toddlers. It can be maddening trying to reason with their pint-size persistence, and despite very clear explanations, they tend to miss the mark like ... » Learn More about If Toddlers Chose Their Own Consequences
Suburban Haiku, A Giveaway, & Love At First Syllable
Those who say so much yet speak so few words have always earned my admiration. These people are like walking, talking Twitter feeds: zeroing in on only the essentials and then leaving you alone with your thoughts to mull over the information in the comfort of your own brain. Take my husband for ... » Learn More about Suburban Haiku, A Giveaway, & Love At First Syllable