You don’t need a lot of money for a Halloween costume. I had a budget of $10. You don’t need a lot of time, either. I had a window of 1 hour. I started mine at 11:00 this morning. I was done by 11:52. I spent all $10. Here’s what I used: I already had […]
Archives for October 2013
mar-a-thon (n): something (such as an event or activity) that lasts an extremely long time or that requires great effort
I’m not a huge Gwyneth Paltrow fan. I don’t dislike her, but IĀ find her a little bit unrelatable. Except for this one thing. A while back, I read this quote from her about marriage. She had asked her father how he and her mother had managed to stay married for so long. Her dad’s response? […]
Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you shall find. Unless it’s a blankie. Then you’re screwed.
We spend a ridiculous and depressing amount of time looking for blankies in this house. Numbers 5, 6, and 7 still rely on those suckers to sleep. So usually, about a half hour before bedtime or nap time, I will begin the search. Sometimes I’m lucky, and I locate all three of them immediately. But […]
Not Your Average Journey, Season 3, starting in 3-2-1…
Last January when I decided to plaster a picture of my unhappy and unhealthy self in my Biggest Loser-type ensemble on the blog, I didn’t do it thinking I would inspire anyone. I did it because I knew if I told thousands of people that I was […]
You might be surprised by what happens when you put it all out there.
When I started this blog, I wanted it to be a place for moms (and dads) to come to get a laugh. And to not feel so alone. To know that there is at least one other person out there whose kids aren’t perfect. Whose marriage isn’t always a fairy tale. Whose house is a […]
Who can it be knocking at my door?
When you are in a really bad financial situation, there are lots and lots, and lots, of things to stress about. When the phone rings, you stress. When a bill comes, you stress. Especially the one that comes in the different color envelope. Or the envelope with the big red bar across the top of […]