By Kelly Berdine of Raw, Beautiful Life I have a boyfriend, and he is so hot. He is my kids’ swim teacher. His skin is deeply tanned from triathlon training under the hot, tropical sun, and he has Chinese lettering tattooed on his lower back symbolizing his love for me; […]
Author: Sammiches Guest Writer
Be Thankful 365 Days, Not Just 30
By Courtney Barnum of A Legion for Liam If you told me twenty years ago that this is where I’d be today, I’d have punched you in your eating hole for daring to speak such nastiness. (I was a rough chick back then. I was kind, and I was fair, […]
Let the Fire Burn You: A Story of Love, Loss and Healing
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Jenny Jones of Life’s a Polyp It can be unsettlingly easy for life to beat us down as we blissfully go about our daily lives, unaware of what is occurring in the background. I recently found myself deep within a well of depression and heartache, […]
13 Lessons I Learned from My Two-chebag
By Jennifer Pitt of Mommies Drink My two-year old is wise beyond her years. She has almost perfected her grasp of sarcasm, and I think we are on the brink of a beautiful eye-roll. I am the proud parent (owner? manufacturer?) of what I refer to, with the utmost affection, […]
8 Reasons Black Friday Now SUCKS
By Gina Ballentine To all the crazies who had to throw punches and trample people to get a computer for $35 – thanks a lot. Not only did you ruin lives and hurt people in order to score a deal less than 12 hours after celebrating all you are thankful […]
Momsters: 5 Ways to Fight Against Mean Girl Moms
By Randi Cornwall of Poppies + Pinot My cheeks burn when I see the photos. All the people I love, at an event I would have been honored to attend. The #blessed #besties burn my retinas. I can’t help but wonder what it is that I’ve done to earn this […]
I’m Not Thankful On Thanksgiving; I’m F**king Sad
By Rachel Bledsoe of The Misfits of a Mountain Mama Dear Diary, I am sorry I haven’t written in awhile, but it’s been a strange, wild ride since the last time we spoke. I’m a mom now; my son is almost 3. He’s really great, and he has an unbelievable amount […]
This Is Why I Will Not Be Hosting Thanksgiving This Year
For the past three years our household has gotten out of having to host Thanksgiving. Last year I was weeks away from having our second daughter, and the one year my husband and I actually did host the meal was when I was pregnant with my first child. And […]