I went to the mall today.
It was a colossal FAIL. On many levels, in many ways.
I was assaulted by unpleasantness from the moment I walked in the door. There were throngs of angsty teenagers in skinny jeans and neon paint splattered hoodies crowding the food court. I could [...]

Awhile back Anissa got very excited because I gave her a post that required a “Martha Steward would have an orgasm” tag.
I was so NOT fired that day.
This is NOT going to be one of those posts.
Last year a friend and I decided to get together one day [...]

Ok maybe that is a little bit harsh. I don’t hate Christmas per say. There are just certain aspects that make me want to go all Grinch on everyone.
1. Tacky yard decorations. I’m all about decorating one’s house. I even like lots of decorations. HOWEVER, your yard should [...]

Every so often a child comes along who has so much life and so much sparkle that you needn’t ever meet them to fall completely in love. Madeline Alice Spohr was one of those children.
Today, November 11, is her second birthday.

She was sweet. She was funny. [...]

So last week (or was it the week before) Meghan got the rule book out and totally fired my ass. I’m not sure who she thinks she is. Then as if that wasn’t bad enough she claimed to have rubbed on me off on me. I would love [...]

I am NOT a good driver. This is something I freely and fully admit to. It’s not that I don’t know how to drive, I’m just a very nervous driver. I fear that I will misread a sign or somehow end up going the wrong way on a [...]

Believe it or not I don’t aim low in every aspect of my life. I know, right, I’ll give you a moment to digest that.
In fact I have one skill that I am so proud of and so confident in that I would challenge anyone of you to [...]

I was actually getting some decent sleep Monday morning when I heard the baby cooing in his crib. He sounded content just chattering to himself so I went back to sleep, at least I tried. Two minutes later my husband came in with the baby and plopped him [...]

A few years ago I began collecting Willow Tree Angels. It was the “in” thing and lets be honest, I’m a trend jumper. I began asking for them for every gift-giving holiday and purchasing them for myself here and there. Whenever Ryan would ask “what do you want [...]

When I was a young girl I had all the latest issues of Tiger/Teen Beat. I carefully cut out all the hot bodies and pretty faces so I could look at them all day long. Most of them adorned my walls while the really special ones got taped [...]