When life hands you dried blueberries and other anecdotes from parenthood! The promise… Standing in the grocery aisle and your child promises to eat the dried blueberries. The expensive, flown here on the wings of a unicorn, dried blueberries! “But mom, I promise!” “Remember you said you want me to eat more fruits and veggies!” You go against your better judgment …
Winter is here…
Winter is here… Winter is here…all at once. No, really! I live in New England and we are bracing for a storm measured in feet, not inches! Yes…feet! In true New England format, people go CRAZY when a big storm is coming. All day my newsfeed on social media was being blown up by funny means. Now that …
SEO for a dummy like me…
SEO? What? According to Moz, the definition of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a marketing discipline focused on growing visibility in organic (non-paid) search engine results. In simplest terms, SEO is the way your page is set up so search engines can validate and recommend it. Why is this important? Your site needs to be properly set up to help …
Take back childhood…
Take back childhood I was a child of the ’70s and a teen in the ’80’s. I had the best childhood! My mother booted me out the door on Saturday mornings and said come back when I was hungry for lunch. Lunch was PB&J handed to us through the screen door and told to come back when the street lights …
Life unfiltered…
Life Unfiltered If you have been tracking with me you know a few things. One…I love the beach and all things water. Two…my husband and I adopted our daughter out of foster care. Three…she has some health issues. Friday began one of those days. About noon she came to me not feeling well. It was clear she had to see …
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Gift Card Challenge 2019
I was raised by a single mom. I remember there was a Thanksgiving where we would not have had anything except for the generosity of an anonymous church member. The church clerk gave my mom a check that would cover Thanksgiving and then leave a good deal to Christmas shop. It was a blessing that I continue to remember into my …
What to exercise in the new year…
Out with the old and in with the new or so they say! I know exercising is a big one. You might be thinking ‘here we go again’ but no, keep reading! But there are so many people who aren’t like this. And what do you exercise if you don’t want to hit the running machine or the rower? Below …
Middle of the night run…
Well…we tried. We tried and failed. A phone call at 1:02 am made that abundantly clear. What was this epic fail I speak of? Little Girls first sleepover. Starting from the moment she woke up. “What time is L coming?” “How many more hours until L comes?” All day. Overnight bag packed. Sleeping bag rolled up. Both sitting by the …
The witching hour…
The witching hour… I have done it. After three plus years of doing the school run, I have finally tackled the school run witching hour. It begins the moment you hear the click in the back seat… You pick up your smiling child, perhaps hot and sweaty child, grab their gear from school and head to the vehicle. Shouts of …
