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November 19, 2015
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
It was about 2am, and I was in the middle ofone of those dreams so vivid you swear it’s real life. Surround sound, bright colors, and voices so clear and articulate you wake up looking for the people who were just in your brain. The best part of that kind of dreaming is suspending reality […]
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November 15, 2015
Here We Go Again!
I earned my superhero cape when I became a mom. So did you. Anything that requires so little sleep and so much wiping of another’s stinky buttwith a smileautomatically drapes a galin silky Super Girlness. If Motherhood gives usthecape,Listen To Your Mothergives us the powers. Bringing Listen To Your Mother to Pittsburgh allowedlocal men and […]
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November 10, 2015
Nuggets of Parenting Wisdom That Make Me Look Like I Know What I’m Doing
Brevity is not my strong suit. As I mentally search fortheONE WORD that meanseverything I’ve been trying to say for the past ten minutes, I end up blabbering my way to the point. It’s usually then that my husband sweeps in, sums up my ramblings with beautiful succinctness, and leaves me feeling all hot and […]
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November 6, 2015
Keep Your Car Clean…Even With the Kids Inside!
I don’t know about you, but my husband and I sincerely underestimated our kids’ potential for creating messes. No one told ussweet peas double as face paint, or that a small mound of dirt, when mixed with mere dripsfrom asippy cup, could mix upa spa-like mud bath for two-year-old. In short: kids are crazy messy, […]
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November 5, 2015
I’m Grateful, But I’m Not Sorry
I used to be one. A chronic apologizer. I hadn’t noticedhow often I uttered the words I’m sorry until a friend called me onit: “Why do you always say you’re sorry?! Haven’t thewomen who came before us apologized enough?” Huh. So I stopped. And you know what I realized? My “I’m sorry’s” were more filler […]
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If You’re Gonna Spew, Spew Into This…
There are few things worse than vomit remnants stuck precariously incarseat crevices. I once used dozens of Q-tips to thoroughly clean the variousnooks and crannies of my son’s 5-point harness seat after he, the Olive Garden, and a long drive home came to blows. Are you sufficiently grossed out? I am. We’ve learned what trigges […]
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October 23, 2015
#PINCHme
This post was sponsored by PINCHme as part of a Blog Blast Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review Any time I’m on the hunt for something new, I comb through onlinereviews to help me decide how to spend my money. With so much of myshopping being done in […]
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October 21, 2015
I Hate Halloween, But…
I’ve never been excited about putting on a mask and trying to scare someone. Or, more specifically, someone putting on a mask and trying to scare ME. The mere mention of clowns is enough to send me into a tizzy (I’m a treat at the circus), and I don’t do well with horror movies. I’d […]
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October 20, 2015
Do You Know What Dexing Is?
She had a lot of friends, guys thought she was pretty. She earned good grades which kept her parents off her back, and like most other 16-year-old’s, was looking forward to the day Dad handed overthe keys to the Toyota with a “be careful” and a smile. She wasn’t thinking about college yet; that was […]
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October 15, 2015
#NannyNoseBest (teehee!)
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