The cosmetic game has really changed since I was a kid. My daughter talks about makeup using words like highlight, bronzer and contour. She watches YouTube tutorials like it is her J-O-B. I can’t seem to take myself seriously enough to think that three more steps of smoke and mirrors would be a visual game changer. […]
A Parent’s Guide to Valentine’s Day
Holidays are so much bigger than they used to be. Take Valentines Day, for instance. The holiday of love. When I was a kid, my mother bought 20 generic valentines and wrote my name on each one. End of story. Done and Done. My job was to take them to school and give one to […]
The Day My Daughter’s Phone Died #RIP
My daughter got a smartphone for Christmas last year. I never thought I would be one of those parents who gave my middle schooler a phone. I got my first cell phone when I was twenty years old. And not to date myself but the phone was referred to as a “bag phone.” As in, […]
Overcoming My Fear Of Pressure Cookers
Happy 2017! I thought I would kick off the new year with a post. My 172nd post on this blog, to be exact. How many of those 172 posts have YOU read? If you need to catch up, please feel free. I’ll wait. I have time. Sometimes I wonder if anyone even reads blogs anymore. […]
A Family Photo Session To Remember
Being a parent means wondering all the time if you are doing anything right. It just goes with the territory. The problem is, it takes years to actually get the results. And by the time they are grown, if they are awful, then you have the rest of your life to beat yourself up. But […]
12 Reason Amazon Echo Is My Current Everything
I love Amazon. A little too much some could argue. The site just makes my life easier. Anything that I need or want is right there at my fingertips. Add to cart, place order and two days later it is on my porch. So it was the natural progression that I should have an Amazon […]
My Subscription Box Addiction Is Becoming A Problem
Subscription boxes are all the rage right now. A subscription box is where you sign up to receive various retail items, on a recurring basis. Most subscription boxes are shipped monthly. Anything that interests you, there is probably a box for that. Maybe your dog wants a box. There is even a box for that. […]
Suburbia’s Hottest Trend: Varage Sale One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure
Why am I always the last to know about anything cool? I thought we were friends. I hate garage sales. And yard sales. I don’t want to go through the hassle of pricing, staging and standing around trying to sell things in my front yard. Especially things that will only bring around 50 cents. Selling […]
