Today, the boyfriend and I successfully managed to piss off both my daughter and his. And we didn’t have to try very hard. Go us! One of the new rules in our house is that their beds need to be made before they go to school. At 11 and 12, they are more than capable…
Subscription Box Reviews: Healthy Surprise #reviews
Disclosure: I was provided with a Healthy Surprise Starter Box in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts expressed in those post are 100% my own, as are photos. No other compensation was given. Healthy Surprise is a snack subscription box company who sends a box full of full-size snack products once a month. The…
FunBites Review – Make Lunch and Snacktime Fun #reviews
Disclosure: FunBites provided me with a product to review in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given. All opinions expressed within this post are 100% my own, as are the photos. Over the past year I have been looking on Pinterest and other sites for lunch and snacktime ideas for my son…
Why My BoyFriend is a Horrible Father
Since I have a list on here that contains many of the reasons I’m a horrible mother, I thought it only fitting that I mention all the reasons my boyfriend is a bad father. And man are there a lot! He has to be the worst possible dad. I mean come on, any dad that…
Why I’m a Crappy Parent…It’s a LONG List #notabadmom
If you follow a lot of the mom sites out there, you may have noticed the firestorm surrounding things moms do that make them bad mothers, like vaccinating our children, choosing to get our son’s circumcised, etc. There are many mothers out there that LOVE to criticize other mothers because they think they are the “perfect” parent…
Happy 6th Birthday to My Son
Today is my son’s 6th birthday. And like every other year, I find myself feeling nostalgic and missing the little baby he once was. I miss the way he smelled after a tubby. And the way his diaper sounded when he crawled across the floor. And I also miss his “Sweet Sweet Boy” when he…
COOLA Suncare Review – I’m Loving My Soft Skin #reviews
Disclosure: COOLA Suncare provided me with two free products in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given. All opinions expressed within this post are 100% my own, as are the photos. Healthy skin should be important to everyone. After all, it’s what protects our muscles, bones, nerves, internal organs and more from…
Alternative Heating Options: An Interview With Chris Smith of Abundant Life
Cold weather is just around the corner, and for many of us that means scrambling to find money to pay for heat during the cold winter months. With many of us living paycheck to paycheck, it can be extremely hard to find the money to pay for heat. Oil and K-1 prices are extremely high,…
Proud Mommy Moment: My Mini Me is Going to be in Jazz Band
Today was the first day of school for all four kids. The oldest are in the middle school: 5th, 6th and 7th. The youngest is in 1st. They all seemed pretty excited today, despite their faces in the pictures we took before we dropped them off. Even so, I was still nervous for them. I…
Walk MS 2013 – September 29, 2013 – York, Maine
It was just a short while ago that my little brother Jake was diagnosed with MS, or Multiple Scleorsis, a debilitating disease that attacks the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is home to the spinal cord, brain and optic nerves. In other words, it’s home to the parts of us that allow us to…