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July 10, 2014
9 Things I Learned at the Water Park of America
We took a road trip to the largest indoor water park in America.
I know a lot of people get skeeved out at water parks, but I really don't mind them. I figure there's so much chlorine in the water it's killed off all the germs. I'm more afraid of the Kum & Go bathrooms!
Looking around the park, I learned a few things about water parks and I wanted to share them with you:
1. The hygiene protector in your new swim suit should be removed PRIOR to swimming. I...
I know a lot of people get skeeved out at water parks, but I really don't mind them. I figure there's so much chlorine in the water it's killed off all the germs. I'm more afraid of the Kum & Go bathrooms!
Looking around the park, I learned a few things about water parks and I wanted to share them with you:
1. The hygiene protector in your new swim suit should be removed PRIOR to swimming. I...
July 9, 2014
Got Too Much Money? Kickstart This.
People have way too much money and no clue how to spend it.
Today I found out about the Potato Salad Kickstarter. I know it's been in the news for a while, but somehow I missed it. In case you did too I'll bring you up to date: this guy, Zack, really likes potato salad around the holidays, but he's never made it before. He decided to try and raise $10 on Kickstarter to buy the supplies to make potato salad. He wrote a funny little bit about how if you give him a buck he'll say your name while...
Today I found out about the Potato Salad Kickstarter. I know it's been in the news for a while, but somehow I missed it. In case you did too I'll bring you up to date: this guy, Zack, really likes potato salad around the holidays, but he's never made it before. He decided to try and raise $10 on Kickstarter to buy the supplies to make potato salad. He wrote a funny little bit about how if you give him a buck he'll say your name while...
July 7, 2014
The Hubs Tints Our Windows
What did you do over the weekend, Jen?
Oh, thanks for asking. It was a clusterfuck.
A few years ago we paid professionals to tint several windows in our house. We didn't have enough money to tint all of them at that time. Over the years we kept saying that we were going to have the tinting company come back out and tint the rest of the windows, but we've always found other ways to spend that money.
On Saturday the Hubs woke up and decided he needed to tint our windows. That day.
I implored...
Oh, thanks for asking. It was a clusterfuck.
A few years ago we paid professionals to tint several windows in our house. We didn't have enough money to tint all of them at that time. Over the years we kept saying that we were going to have the tinting company come back out and tint the rest of the windows, but we've always found other ways to spend that money.
On Saturday the Hubs woke up and decided he needed to tint our windows. That day.
I implored...
July 5, 2014
Yes Day - I Really Did It
At the beginning of the summer I wrote about Yes Day.
My sister in law had planned a day for her kids where she'd say "Yes" to everything (within reason). My sister in law is a planner. She sat down the night before and made a list of things the kids would like to do the next day that she would say "Yes" to. At the time, I thought that was crazy. I thought my kids would go bananas if they knew I'd say "Yes" all day.
Several readers suggested I not tell my kids it's...
My sister in law had planned a day for her kids where she'd say "Yes" to everything (within reason). My sister in law is a planner. She sat down the night before and made a list of things the kids would like to do the next day that she would say "Yes" to. At the time, I thought that was crazy. I thought my kids would go bananas if they knew I'd say "Yes" all day.
Several readers suggested I not tell my kids it's...
July 2, 2014
The C-String
Today when I was getting dressed, I was complaining about how hot I was. It's 90 degrees today and I just can't cool off. It doesn't matter what I wear, I just can't stay cool.
I was walking through a parking lot with the hot sun beating down on me and all I could think was, Man, I'm sooooo hot. I wish there was something I could do to make me cooler. I was wearing a skirt and I gave it a little flip so I could get a breeze up in there and then I realized what was making me so hot.
It was my...
I was walking through a parking lot with the hot sun beating down on me and all I could think was, Man, I'm sooooo hot. I wish there was something I could do to make me cooler. I was wearing a skirt and I gave it a little flip so I could get a breeze up in there and then I realized what was making me so hot.
It was my...
June 25, 2014
My Blogging Advice
I've received a number of emails from fellow writers asking me for advice and the "secret" of how I did this. I thought I'd write down all my "secrets" here where they'll be easy to find.
My first piece of advice is stop thinking there is a secret. There isn't. It's just like anything else, a bit of dumb luck and a whole lot of hard work. You need to be ready to get to work when the dumb luck hits and you strike gold with something you wrote.
Get writing!
1....
My first piece of advice is stop thinking there is a secret. There isn't. It's just like anything else, a bit of dumb luck and a whole lot of hard work. You need to be ready to get to work when the dumb luck hits and you strike gold with something you wrote.
Get writing!
1....
June 20, 2014
Jeremy Meeks the Smooth Criminal
The internets are abuzz today about the "sexy mugshot." Surprisingly it's a man. When I first saw the headline, I was sure it would be some scantily clad meth head chick with good hair or something.
Instead, I clicked the link and I immediately fell down into the deep blue wells that are Jeremy Meeks' eyes. Be strong, Jen! I thought. This guy is a dangerous felon and it's not just his chiseled cheekbones that make him wanted.
I wasn't the only one seduced by Jeremy's soft, full lips. There...
Instead, I clicked the link and I immediately fell down into the deep blue wells that are Jeremy Meeks' eyes. Be strong, Jen! I thought. This guy is a dangerous felon and it's not just his chiseled cheekbones that make him wanted.
I wasn't the only one seduced by Jeremy's soft, full lips. There...
June 19, 2014
Yes Day
I was browsing my Facebook feed and a post from my sister in law caught my eye. She announced that today would be Yes Day in her house. She's has a boy and a girl close in age to Gomer and Adolpha and she agreed to say "Yes" (within reason) to her kids all day.
It got me thinking: Oh. Hell. No. and This is one brave momma!
I can't even imagine what my kids would come up with if I told them I wouldn't say "No." They'd probably ask to play...
It got me thinking: Oh. Hell. No. and This is one brave momma!
I can't even imagine what my kids would come up with if I told them I wouldn't say "No." They'd probably ask to play...
June 18, 2014
Me - At Zen Massage
So I've been having a lot of stress-related (and, let's face it, age-related) pains lately and I figured I needed a massage. I bought a massage gift certificate at an auction a few months ago and I decided on the spur of the moment to book a last minute massage last night.
I was going to try for sometime later in the week, but after I looked at my calendar for the upcoming week I felt the knots in my shoulders tighten. I asked if they had an appointment for that night and the...
I was going to try for sometime later in the week, but after I looked at my calendar for the upcoming week I felt the knots in my shoulders tighten. I asked if they had an appointment for that night and the...
June 17, 2014
Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges is COMING!
So, in case you've missed the memo the 1,347 times I've sent it out, let me fill you in: I'VE GOT A BOOK COMING OUT IN SEPTEMBER.
Yeah, no big deal, right?
Are you kidding me?
Every time I think about September 9th, I find myself either laughing like a maniac, rocking in a corner close to tears, or trapped in the bathroom with nervous diarrhea.
I've been working on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges since .......
Yeah, no big deal, right?
Are you kidding me?
Every time I think about September 9th, I find myself either laughing like a maniac, rocking in a corner close to tears, or trapped in the bathroom with nervous diarrhea.
I've been working on People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges since .......
