Until recently it had been years since I had regular manicures. Seven years to be exact. I tried, but after the twins were born no manicure lasted more than a couple of days because of all the hand washing and the rest of the work of being a [...]
Articles By: Laurin Evans
App Happy
I got my iPhone right before BlogHer last year. I had been putting it off because I had a $200 cancellation fee with Sprint that I was unwilling to pay. I finally couldn’t take it any more because there is a lot of iPhone talk on the Internet. [...]
Fear and Loathing at the Mall
I love clothes and try to keep up with the latest trends. I may not actually wear every trend, but I am at least aware of the existence of the trend because I am hip, happening, and now.
I’ve been debating the whole boyfriend jean thing for a while. [...]
There, but for the grace of God, go I
I worry about two things when it comes to my children – a car hitting them and a predator snatching them. These two things keep me awake at night, more so than teenage pregnancy or drugs, or a whole host of other pitfalls and obstacles that I hope [...]
I’m Fat and Happy!
When I wrote about my ongoing battle with migraines a few months ago, I was so touched and grateful for the support and suggestions everyone gave me. It gave me the determination to keep slogging away at finding some relief. Seriously, I made a list of all of [...]
Our Holiday Gift Guide: Retro Ice Bag Review
We need to ice things pretty frequently at my house, what with 7-year-old twins who like to wrassle, a mom cursed with frequent headaches, and a cat who likes to trip people when he is hungry. Dear cat: I can’t feed you if I fall and break a [...]
The Perfect (ly Aiming Low) Thanksgiving Turkey – Part 2
One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories is cooking the turkey for my in-laws the very first time. My husband’s father, Bob, is no longer with us, but I think of him often and always around Thanksgiving because of how nerve-wracking the whole experience was.
That first Thanksgiving I had [...]
The Perfect (ly aiming low) Thanksgiving Turkey- Part 1
Well, it’s that time of year again. It’s the time when my old blog gets slammed with traffic looking at my posts about how to dry brine a turkey and cook it in half the usual time.
Cooking a turkey can be terrifying. It’s a heavy, slippery, hairless and [...]
Britney Spears Shouldn’t Go Barefoot in my Bathroom Either
As a mom of a stinky boy I’m constantly on patrol, ferreting out the stank. I shriek, What is that smell? at least 3 times a day, and then go around sniffing things until I find the source. I thought our yellow lab was bad in [...]
Every year with the candy!
I did it again. Fully four weeks before Halloween I have several half-eaten bags of candy, trashcans full of wrappers, and a belly ache.
I wasn’t going to do it this year. I wasn’t going to buy candy early thinking I could wait until Halloween and then fail, thus [...]



