I’ll be the first to admit, I am not as organized as I seem. Yeah my house is clean whenever my boys haven’t crushed fruity pebbles into the carpet but the organized part is deceiving. Why you ask? Well, I have a secret. A DEEP DEEP DARK secret and I can’t tell you. Okay, I can. My …
Things We Do To Drive Ourselves Crazy
Everyone in my house is messy. I’ve more than once spilled an entire container of spaghetti all over my shirt. When my daughter was younger, I wouldn’t even buy her white clothes because stains were way too hard to get out of them. That’s why I am so excited about working with OxiClean today to …
It’s tough to talk about fertility. But, it’s even tougher to talk infertility with the guys. I don’t know why, but the first place people look at is always the woman– and last time I checked it takes two to tango. That’s why it’s important to make a honey-do list and help your other half …
Here’s the deal, nothing makes me more insane than changing the sheets. You pull and you stretch, and it takes forever, and all I want to do is take a nap by the time I am done. So, I am working with QuickZip sheets to show you this new way to make the bed. Basically, …
Insomnia is no joke. Like, sure, I’m sure there are funny insomnia jokes out there, like, “I never get tired of telling insomnia jokes…” Think about it. Thiiiink about it. Seriously though, here is the true and 100% fact-filled reason Why I Have Trouble Sleeping Every Single Night. Me, all day, every day: I. Need. …
When I was a kid, my mom was the ultimate bargain shopper. We would pack up an ice chest, and head out for a day of garage sailing, thrift shopping, and finding deals. And I hated it. Like, seriously. But the days of waking up at 6am on your precious Saturday to make sure you …
Here I am snapping along, taking pictures of my kid and her friends, instagramming my latest meal, making a movie of my cat playing with a yarn ball, when bam… Out of Memory. I bought the biggest phone they had, with the most storage available and still it’s not enough memory for my “must video …
When you’ve had a baby, a lot has changed. I mean, you’ve been off work for 3, 4 or even 6 weeks (LOVE the 6-weeks off!) and, hopefully, you didn’t even have to wear make-up once during that entire mini-baby-cation. But, chances are, you need to Refresh Your Look to Go Back to Work After Baby. …
Maybe I’m totally weird, but my teeth are really sensitive little creatures. They seem to get fussy over the littlest things. During my pregnancy, they were really fine and I rolled through my morning sickness phase with no issues. But then, as soon as baby was born–oh, the sensitivity! So, I’m on the war-path with 5 …
I don’t have many scary things that happen in my life–I’m like the most vanilla person ever. Excitement for me is just fun stuff, never frightening. Until I was on the verge of bringing a baby into the world. My entire pregnancy experience (both times) was a horrible roller coaster. But the worst, the climax …
I feel as if my whole life has been a dieting journey. As a little girl, I never lost the baby fat (my mom is such a liar!), and being a bookworm certainly didn’t help me lose anything through high school or college. Pretty soon life started and somehow I just never figured out that …
My cats are a big deal. We love them so very much, and they really are like family. We can’t help it. They’re just so cute we can’t help but pamper them! And that’s okay, because I am pretty sure that cats were MEANT to be pampered. If you want to pamper YOUR cat, here …
Men prep. Every day of our lives we are preparing for something. We can’t make a decision without prep being in the step. I’ve spent my life prepping. I might be buying tools for any situation, or ammo for the zombie apocalypse, or keeping old car parts for recycled use. Being a First Time Dad, here’s …
This year, I turn 35 and I’ll be adding kiddo #3 to the brood. But I don’t FEEL 35 and there’s no way I want to look older than I feel just because there’s a little stress in my life! I’m busting out of the aging-trap with these 10 Ways to NOT Look 35 and Mommy-Stressed. …
Few things in life are as difficult to recover from as divorce. This is especially true when there are children involved. Whether you wanted it or not, there are things you have to tackle if you want to live a happy and fulfilled life after your divorce. While the road to happiness may seem long, …
Today’s culture is fascinated with social media and selfie. After all, who doesn’t want to take a photo of a good hair day or new outfit? Today’s technology elevates the selfie and photography game to a whole new level. People can use everything from the latest cameras to the smartphones and even apps to create …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Nutrisystem for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. I have little or no patience when it comes to losing weight and being healthier. It can be like the worst thing EVER if it’s a drag. But I’m not messing around this year with un-fun, …
There’s a little insecurity running around in every pregnant woman–no matter how well she hides it. And here’s your instructions, world, on how to handle giving her the little bit of support she needs. Find your role. Fill it. That’s all I’m asking. No really. My first pregnancy was scary. This second one has been …
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wrigley Jr. Company for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. The hardest thing for me about the idea of losing weight is the idea of it being “tough” or “hard”. It totally doesn’t have to be–that’s why I’ve decided to Make Losing Weight Fun! …
I always feel a little different–like maybe I’m a half-step out of sync with the rest of the world. But really, sometimes, there are things that are just odd and then there are things that are ODD. These 10 Weird Pregnancy Issues that happen to me are just downright strange. Being pregnant is such …
Regardless of whether blogging for you is full, part, or just-once-in-a-while -time, its totally smart to treat it like a business because it can totally save you money–even if it’s just a hobby! And to save the most-est this year, I worked with my accountant to come up with these 10 Tax Tips for Bloggers. Receipts. …
Last night my nine-year-old daughter walked up to me and said, “I love you, Mommy.” Which meant she wanted something. It used to not be like that. My daughter’s first word was Mommy, and she used it a lot. “Mommy, can you pick me up?” “Mommy, I can play with this toy?” “Mommy, you are my …
There’s nothing I hate more than cleaning before a holiday party-or just cleaning in general. And cleaning the floors can be the worst chore of them all! I’m not kidding. My floor took notes from this floor-then they shared a cry-session. That’s why I hunted the internet-verse and found these 10 Floor Cleaning Hacks I Can’t …
Let’s be honest, here. I’m new to this whole being a baby-momma and I had a preconceived notion (gasp!) about how I would be as a parent to my precious bundle of joy. It seems though I was wrong on every count of these Things I Swore I’d Never Do With My Baby. Yeah, I …
I love that people depend on me. I mean, it’s one of my favorite things in the world that I’m able to be there for people and help them with their daily, well, whatevers. But, sometimes it stretches me so thin I feel like a rubberband about to pop. It’s like everyone wants everything all at …
So… I was sitting around last night thinking about this… I wouldn’t consider myself particularly ‘green.’ Oh, don’t get me wrong. I think it’s a cool concept, and one I wouldn’t mind getting involved in, I am just kind of lazy, and green seems to take a lot of work. But, I started thinking about …
Unloading the dishwasher is one of those stupid things that you have to do ALL the time and feel like you are never done doing it… unless you get ahead of it… If you get up in the morning EVERY morning and spend eight mintues unloading the dishwasher, then you don’t have to worry about …