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in January 2015
When you’re thankful for a root canal
This morning I got on the scales like I do every morning. And the blessed thing registered that I was two pounds heavier. For once, I didn't swear off chocolate, processed food and every calorie that ever lived for the rest of my life. I was just happy to be doing something routine.
The last few days have been boderline ...
Warning: Birthday Party Ahead
The things we do for our offspring.
Like last morning, I sloshed my way through an Oregon downpour for the sole purpose of buying a Hot Wheels track for the kid's friend's birthday party. It was after my workout - I was in my sweats, my eyeliner had streaked down my face and I smelled like a bouquet of ...
Mommy Marketing 101
"What's for dinner tonight?"
"Rice and chicken curry."
"Ooohhh nooo."
The sighs, pouts and slumped shoulders that accompany said conversation are Oscar worthy.
Drama comes a leetle too easy to some folk these days - especially when they're under four feet tall and their chief concerns in life revolve around ... nothing.
It seems that the more I labor over meals, the ...
What Happens in Vegas…
Stays in Vegas. And thank heavens for that.
Because for the last eight days the husband has been in the the sin city - for giant tech conference.
Yawn.
Yeah, I'd rather not hear the sordid details about the next best thing in security platform innovation. Umm... if that's even a thing.
Two things the man did apprise me of:
1) He earned his ...
Parenting Prayers for the New Year
Resolutions - we all know they last for about 21.5 days, if we're lucky.
After that, the manifesto to get off our derrières, devices and dependencies becomes a distant dream. (Yup, this blog is called Alliteration Alley for a reason ;))
We start the year shopping for Kale for our green Vitamix smoothies that are so going to revolutionize our lives. By the ...
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