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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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I actually bought this product just because of the label.

Let’s put 60 seconds on the clock and see how many jokes we can come up with for this fine product my 12 year old son put in my shopping cart last week: 1.) Typos before hos. 2.) Oh look … Continue reading

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And that’s how I cope with jealousy.

Well it’s Tuesday, so you know what that means: I’m over In The Powder Room over-sharing about something vapid like the approximate muscle tone of other women’s nut crackers. It’s not much, but it’s what I do. Also, I may … Continue reading

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When social awkwardness, sobriety, and blogging collide…

So about that video I posted last Friday… Over the weekend, it hit me like a ton of placenta teddy bears that I spend WAY MORE TIME online than anyone else I know in real life. And when you combine my … Continue reading

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Helicopter Mom – The Movie

My kids have been on Spring Break this week. We didn’t go anywhere exciting, unless you count the barber shop, so we’ve been keeping ourselves entertained the old fashioned way: doing super gross things on video for your entertainment. I’m … Continue reading

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