By Kristin McCarthy of Four Princesses and the Cheese Well, friends, today the hubs turned thirty-five years old. He even scheduled the day off of work so that he could relax for a bit before we took the twinnies out for a birthday lunch. My man had a nice day […]
By Lisa Beach of Tweenior Moments A few months ago, I kept waking up with an achy back and sore hips. My husband Kevin started complaining a little bit about the same thing. It wasn’t us being middle aged, of course. It was our senior citizen mattress – about 10 […]
The holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. At least they are until that second week of winter break, when you reach your breaking point of shrieking, arguing children in your immediate vicinity. Having kids at home for the summer is one thing, when you can throw them […]
By Stephanie Loomis Pappas of snackdinner Dear prospective babysitter, We get it. You were so excited to work for us–the perfect family with the perfect job the perfect distance from your house–that in your haste you mixed up “there” and “their” in your application. We’re cool, so we let that […]
By Kate Chapman of This Life in Progress Lots of talk on the internet about what’s real lately. I’ll tell you what’s real. My house smells like feet. Not in an overpowering, “let’s look for what’s causing that” way; no, in a much more subtle, pervasive way. It’s upstairs, downstairs, […]
By Jennifer Hesse of Jestify I have a confession to make. I’m not talking about a “Yea, whatever, we’ve all done it” type of sham confession, like “I’ve sworn in front of my kids,” or “I can eat a full bag of chocolate chips in one sitting.” Oh no, this […]
By Joanna McClanahan of Ramblin’ Mama In a year that took so many people we loved, only to give us a narcissistic orangutan of a president-elect in return, it’s safe to say most of us are happy to see it come to an end. It’s been so bad, I think […]
Give a burned-out mother five minutes and a Google search bar and she’ll be told no fewer than a dozen times that she needs to practice some self-care. Self-care is seen as this magical cure-all for anxiety, stress, and all that bothers you in life. I’m pretty sure it cures […]