While I’m still attempting to be stylish again, I’d rather wear slippers than heels so I’m constantly on the lookout for the greatest sweatpants and eventually THE MOST COMFORTABLE OUTFIT ON EARTH. I already swear by the UGG Rylan Slipper all over the Internet mostly because they are not only a hug for my feet, […]
I was going to write a fake post for April Fools’ Day, but my husband read my final piece and told me it was just mean. I know many of you are disappointed I didn’t post it anyway so you could yell at me, but to compensate the yellers and the non-yellers, I will reveal […]
The Northerner in me loves that we got somewhat of a real winter in Richmond, but now it’s spring and even I’m ready for sun and flowers and no mittens. But the weather doesn’t care what I want and I can’t afford to fly us all to St. Thomas so I decided we needed to […]
An article is going around Facebook on the perils of being a working mom. My mom friends, who work outside of the home, appreciate “someone who gets it.” I also read the piece more out of curiosity and wanting to “get it” better myself as a stay-at-home/work-part-time-at-home (SAH/WAH) mom. I wanted to know how I […]
Facebook has a new feature where an in-house app creates a slideshow of great moments in a user’s timeline and after watching it, the user has the option to share it with everyone on Facebook. Many people used it and shared it and hated it. I tried it out myself although I did not share […]
We all know our children are geniuses, but it is time to separate the wheat from the chaff. Who are real geniuses and who knows what chaff is? Here are twenty tried and true ways to know your children are truly gifted: They do anything you did as kid — only better. They don’t get […]
When the ball drops in Times Square and we say good-bye to 2013, let us also say farewell to some of the worst on- and off-line phrases of the year. “-said no one ever:” It’s like the 2013 equivalent of NOT from the 90s. I still feel bad for my parents who had to endure […]
Christmas shopping is hard for anyone, but kids are nearly impossible. Their interests change daily, and the stores are constantly trying to trick unsuspecting family members into buying things that kids don’t ever need or want. This week, I ventured into a store to find a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy. This seemed simple enough. […]
Grateful: {synonyms} thankful, appreciative; indebted, obliged, obligated, in someone’s debt, beholden* I was looking up definitions and synonyms of grateful and thankful I wanted to know if there was a difference between the two since I can be grateful for what I have — my family, my home, food on the table, my pets, financial […]
Alex provides a little sense of humor about breastfeeding during World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2013. We think she's pretty awesome because we agree that every woman should have the opportunity to breastfeed. Learn more about World Breastfeeding Week at this link. buy reading glasses online I breastfed my children, which naturally makes me an […]
