Last month, I purchased a brand new, super fancy sewing machine and made plans to participate in National Novel Writing Month, a big novel writing event that takes place in November every year. I was planning to get a hobby, outside of my desperate attempts to stay on top of my favorite TV shows andRead More
What the heck is “safe” trick-or-treating?
On Saturday morning, my husband took my daughter to the park. While walking through the neighborhood, he spotted signs advertising a community Halloween party thrown by the HOA that evening. There would be movies, games, music, and a costume competition, and something called “safe trick-or-treating,” which I just assumed meant old school, door-to-door Trick-or-Treating beforeRead More
My life is…
The last 3 Goldfish left in the Goldfish box Frantically searching for my keys when I should have left 5 minutes ago Plastic furniture French fries with a side of veggie squeeze pack A stack of clean, folded diapers and clothes sitting on the railing at the top of the stairs for days Owning aRead More
Is it autumn yet?
In Oregon, on a good year, summer would last 12 whole glorious weeks. On a bad year, it lasted more like 8. There would be a couple of weeks of unbearable heat, accompanied by the sheer misery of not having central air conditioning. Mostly, though, it was beautiful, mild, and over long before it woreRead More
Family Fandoms Colliding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b_ubVVnWglk There’s something for everyone in my house in this one little video. Tom Hiddleston teaches Cookie Monster about delayed gratification. Hooray!
Fitness Friday: Free Online Workouts for Working Parents
This week, I want to focus primarily on workouts I’ve found that help me with work-related pain and stress. Like a lot of people, I spend 8 hours a day sitting at a desk, staring at a computer screen. I’ve done this for nearly 6 years straight. Not surprisingly, I have a lot of neck,Read More