big step »
BIG wake-up call came when Pea announced, a couple of days ago, that “mommy uptight…” Uh… This is not a joke… And so, I just realized, this past week, how really hard I am on myself. Really, really hard. I strive for perfection so much in my every day life that 1) I am exhausted, [...]
it’s a miracle any of us are still here (please, note the intended sarcasm…) »
When my mother was visiting with us over the weekend, we spent a lot of time comparing my girls to myself as a kid. You know, who looks like me (they both have sparkling blue eyes, mine are an oily dark brown), who has my “don’t tell me what to do” attitude down pat (that [...]
better off red? »
A change is due. Long overdue. I’m thinking red. But not Debra Messing red. More of a Kate Walsh red. Which I guess would make it more of an auburn, right? Better off auburn? I found this neat site, called makeoversolutions.com, and although it costs money, it amounts to just about $5 a month and [...]
classy »
I have not done a load of laundry in days. That is out of character for me, too. I’m so completely manic about having dirty laundry around the house – I can’t stand when our laundry baskets are even half-way full. But over the last week, I’ve really not done any. I just couldn’t bare [...]
lost »
My husband has been home for over a week now, which is pretty much unheard of around here these last few months. And in this week or so he’s been here, the most common refrain I’ve heard in our house is “Daddy do it!” That, of course, would be coming from my sassy two-year old, [...]
louie…louie… »
Sometimes being a mommy can make me feel like I am back in high school. There are just so many cliques at my daughter’s teeny-tiny school. There are what my husband refers to as the “Plastic Shorts Posse,” a group of moms who show up in their, well, their plastic shorts. I think they are [...]
a bang-up job »
Oh, I can’t take another day with this head of hair. I’m now in that phase of post-baby-delivery where my hair is falling out. And not just a few strands here and there, we are talking major shedding. My family has been finding my hair in the weirdest places. And by weird, I mean weird. [...]
unwind »
Jeez, am I tightly wound. I sent my daughter Pea off to camp this morning with her usual amenities – towel, bathing suit, lunch. And she came home with someone else’s towel. And I can’t stop worrying that I’m not going to get her’s back. My husband says to “relax… you’ll get it back.” But [...]
people are people »
New Neighbor Alert. Two houses down. Whoa. I feel like I’m living near today’s answer to the Clampett’s. People out front smoking, motorcycles parked on the sidewalk, monster trucks taking up all of the parking up and down our street. And did I mention that when they moved in, it was 10:00 AT NIGHT. Ugh. [...]
another harried mommy blog? puh-lease… »
What am I thinking? Does the web really need another blog written by a brutally honest mom? Probably not. But this is for me. I have no expectations. I just like to write, needed a hobby, and my dear husband decided that this would be it. He even designed the site for me. How cute [...]
