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Why you should subscribe to your own blog.

Subscribe to your own blog? You write it all, why would you subscribe to it?  Well, there are a few good answers to that question.  I think most everyone in the blogosphere has heard that Google Reader...

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Toddler Camping – 8 Survival Tips

So you want to take a toddler camping? Well, surprisingly enough, it’s not only doable, it’s a lot of fun.  We recently took our almost 2 year old camping overnight at a local state park.  I did some...

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Unplugged

I don’t know if it was because of an intense day last Monday on the Internet and Twitter or if it’s just a phase, but I have been seriously out of the blogosphere world this past week. I think I …...

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A week not planned

A weekly entirely unplanned. Not planned. At all. For a type-A, list obsessed, scheduling fool, there was more than some trepidation heading in…  We had planned on joining the Hub on a 6 day work trip...

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My Favorite Friday Blog

So, lots of blogs do a wrapup on Fridays.  The list and link to sites they’ve seen, funny pictures, inspiring writing, etc.   I realized earlier today that there was one blog that, while I do regularly...

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Carolina

So I love the Carolinas. Lived in one and spent a bit of my 20s in the other. I love them. I love the trees and the bricks and windy roads and the big porches and all of it. I’m … Continue reading →The...

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Memorial Day – Respect and Rememberance

Recently, for holidays, it seems I have taken an interest in the history of the day.  I’m sure I learned all about it in school at some point, but I’m not sure it stuck with me. I generally know why …...

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Home is where it’s at…

I love to travel. I’m not sure I’ve met anyone who doesn’t. But the reality of my life is that home is where it’s at. I just traveled to Asheville, North Carolina – which is one of my most favorite …...

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My Mommy’s Summer Bucket List

What a fabulous idea! I think most everyone I know is making a family summer bucket list – to keep the monotony at bay and to try new things. But what about a summer bucket list for moms?! Brilliant I...

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Toddler traveling

Toddler traveling is like no other.  It’s so fun to see how big the world is through his eyes. And completely exhausting to do it out of a duffel bag, fueled by hotel vending machines and a serious...

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5 Reasons you might want to rethink purchasing the Lightning McQueen race car...

For a brief moment in the ManChild’s toddlerdom, we were heroes. HEROES. He took a nap and woke up to a Lightning McQueen bed. A bed that is not only a race car, but a Lightning McQueen race car. Oh …...

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Happy belated two year mommy anniversary to ME

You know, as I was cleaning up the ManChild’s new Lightning McQueen bedroom and reminiscing on the two great years we have had together, I realized that while he had a month of birthday celebrations...

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Mommy Fail Fridays…

So I’ve mentioned before that I love my friends’ Friday roundups. They are clearly more organized than me and not only read their friends’ postings but also remember them and then also share them in...

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Countdown to Halloween Costumes 2013 Edition

So I grew up hating Halloween – never had any fondness for it. For a lot of reasons, but I have found an interest in dressing up my animals (and now my child) in themed costumes. Let’s talk about...

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Mommy Fail Friday #2

Although I have puh-lenty of mommy fails this week, none of them are particularly funny. Just sad.  And it’s Friday so who wants to be sad? Not me.  Therefore, I’m going to borrow from a friend this...

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Cast iron refurbishing can be surprisingly easy.

If I can refurbish some cast iron pots and pans, then so can you – it really is that easy.  I love the idea of cooking with cast iron – the look, the feel, the taste. I did not, however, … Continue...

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What I learned from trying yoga…

I know that yoga is good for you, but I carried around this idea of people who go to yoga classes as sophisticated, ethereal and certainly bendy.  All of the things that I am not. I haven’t the...

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Mommy Fail Friday #3

Clearly I need to come up with a new name for this other than adding 1 to the number each time. This week was chock full o’ reasons why I probably shouldn’t be a mom. However, the best came out …...

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Gatorland – The Poor Man’s Disney

Welcome to Gatorland – the poor man’s Disney.  Well, not really, but it is certainly a theme park and exponentially cheaper than visiting the mouse.  It sheds a light both on our tourism industry in...

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Mommy FAIL Friday – Icing Edition

So, this week was the Hub’s birthday and the ManChild decided last weekend that he was going to bake him a cake.  We even bought a little baking set at IKEA.   He picked out strawberry cake mix and...

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