December 2011

I’ve been trying to figure out why it’s taken me so long to write a follow-up post to the “Where Do I Go From Here?” post and I’ve come to a couple of conclusions. First and foremost is the fact that I knew I needed to respond to your comments and I just didn’t have [...]

Power button

The whole thing started with me talking to Heather about something or other on Skype which led me to this post about awesome stuffed pork chops which then led me to this post about not cleaning up enough–shocker!–which then led me to this post about self-doubt and writing and all the fun stuff that comes [...]

I have entered no man’s land with regards to where I stand in the blogging world. And that’s awesome when you’re just blogging cause you want to write about what’s going on with your life and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. BUT, when you’re wanting to gain some respect in MULTIPLE areas, it’s [...]

I wrote a couple of days ago about Ollie being obsessed with video games. It’s getting better. He’s getting better. The work-around? Setting a time when there’s the possibility of game time. The possibility part has been a battle which has been a nice change from the gaming being the battle. I can work with [...]

Nayan-Cat-Viking

A long time ago in a Viking land far, far away, there lived a bad-ass Viking dude who loved him some techno. And his braided beard. And hated his shirt. In the not so distant past, there lived a normal guy named Tucker and his two small children who all developed an obsession for Nayan [...]

Fabulous Brownies

Thanks to Duncan Hines for sponsoring my writing. There’s no limit to the baking possibilities, so grab your favorite Duncan Hines mix and Comstock or Wilderness fruit fillings and Bake On! www.duncanhines.com. When it comes to the holidays, deserts and drinks seem to be in abundance. Figuring out what to serve together isn’t rocket science [...]

Ollie

A couple of Mondays ago Ollie absolutely lost it when it was time to leave Cara’s gymnastics class. [Feel free to read about that escapade here. I'll wait.] The main trigger of his meltdown was me taking the iPad. The iPad he was playing a game on. As a chick who plays a hell of [...]

Me with gold eyeshadow.

Thanks to L’Oreal for sponsoring my post about my favorite beauty looks, tips and tricks! Check out Makeup.com for beauty advice from the experts. Moving is a great way to discover stuff you forgot you had. Clothes, money, socks…makeup. I’m not suggesting you should move just so you can find all the stuff you lost [...]

Blue Argyle Knee Socks

Picture and Story One Last weekend Mom watched the kids while Tucker and I went out with some folks from Tucker’s intern program. Tucker and I had a deal worked where he would buy me a new outfit once I cleaned the apartment since he was going to do a final walk-through with them that [...]

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