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Author Archives: The Bearded Iris
Another Spectacular Dinner Conversation
As I’ve told you before, we tend to have pretty hilarious and/or bizarre dinner conversations at my house (depending on your perspective). My sweet husband, “The Gatekeeper,” is all about order and peace at the table. He really hates it … Continue reading
Posted in kids, lady business, marital bliss, parenting
Tagged Bucket Head, humor, inappropriate behavior, Italian kids, mini-me, opposites attract, spelling words, table talk, vagina
42 Comments
84 days and counting
Happy Tuesday! I’m In The Powder Room today. And as usual, I’m oversharing. This post will hopefully answer some of your burning questions like… Is life without wine worth living? How can I lose five pounds without diet or … Continue reading
Posted in health
Tagged alcohol, alcohol and sugar cravings, alcohol withdrawal, alcoholic mothers, depression, green tea, happiness, in the powder room, itpr, wine
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Career Day
Nature Boy (the 12 year old) said to me the other morning, “Oh Mom, I forgot to tell you, today is Career Day at school.” So I did what any Stay at Home Mom/Writer/Blogger would do. I put my coffee … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, parenting
Tagged careers, humor, jobs, mother's day, SAHM, stay at home moms, unappreciated
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The Truth about Motherhood
I’m over In The Powder Room today telling my truth about Motherhood. It’s a little bit of everything…kind of like those three freeloaders who came out of my vagina. See you over there, m’kay? I’ll bring the hand sanitizer, you … Continue reading
Posted in parenting
Tagged in the powder room, itpr, kids, mother's day, motherhood, vagina
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Monday Morning Menagerie: Camping, Dancing, Kvetching…
Well today is THE big day some of my e-friends and I are premiering our new Summer Series #BloggersDance videos! And they are awesome. You are in for a real kick-your-boots-up treat! Angela Shelton, author, performer, filmmaker, housecoat wearer, dancer… … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, family
Tagged angela shelton, bloggersdance, camping, dancing, excuses, mamapedia, mother-in-law
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Mama Needs a New Pair of Boobs
So I met this cool chick named Kristen McClusky a couple of weeks ago at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop and it was basically love at first sight. And not just because she has really pretty hands and lives not … Continue reading
Posted in blogging
Tagged boobies, boobs, bra fittings, bras, ebww, erma bombeck writers' workshop, friends, guest post, kristen mcclusky
30 Comments
Jam on Your Mother’s Day Gift Giving!
I hardly ever do product reviews or giveaways. Actually, I’ve never done a product review or giveaway. And I’ve been blogging for nearly 4 years, so that’s a lot of free shit I’ve turned down. Nothing against bloggers who do … Continue reading
Posted in reviews & giveaways
Tagged blogging, emily g's jam of love, gifts, humor, inappropriate humor, mother's day, recipes, reviews and giveaways
83 Comments
Let’s spend the night together.
Roommates…the good, the bad, and the dirty. Come read what I have to say about some of my best and worst roommates in my weekly column In The Powder Room today. But come on back tomorrow for my very first … Continue reading
6 More Things I Learned at EBWW
Have I mentioned that I attended the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop in Dayton, Ohio, last weekend? Kidding. Obviously I can’t stop talking about it. But the rules of good blogging still apply and thus I have chosen to divide and … Continue reading
6 Things I learned at the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop
Well the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop afterglow is slowly starting to subside. But it was such a life-altering experience for me that I can’t help but revel in its glory just a little longer. I’ve been reflecting all week on … Continue reading
