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not just different hats, different brains
You hear all the time that mothers have to wear many different "hats." You know - chef, nurse, chauffeur, counselor, maid... etc ( Read more... ) -
a bit crispy
Invariably, Tom, Ella and I miss some strip of our skin when applying sunscreen. This time, it was Tom's right calf, my upper back, and the little stripe of lower back between the top and bottom of Ella's tankini. We have all applied aloe vera, and knowing my skin type and Ella's, neither of us will be even a bit pink in the morning. (Tom may be ( Read more... ) -
My mama taught me
My mama taught me what it meant to be productive ( Read more... ) -
Neil Young says...
"Keep on bloggin'
'Til the power goes out
And your battery's dead
Twist and shout..." -
That's what's cookin'
I have really been enjoying cooking again lately. I feel like I am back in the culinary saddle again ( Read more... ) -
We Girls Can Do Anything
I'm doing a project for work and I was looking for some advertising that represented gender messaging toward little girls in the 1980's. So I got on YouTube and started checking out Barbie TV ads from my childhood ( Read more... ) -
Living in the moment makes me kinda queasy
I read a lot of zen stuff. I also read a daily affirmation book for co-dependents. I've never actually been told by anyone that I'm co-dependent, but man, does that affirmation book work for me ( Read more... ) -
I'm no good at banishing negativity
I get the Disney Family Fun magazine for free, or at least I did for several months. I think the May issue may have been the last in my free subscription. Anyway, it's an OK magazine for parents of kids Ella's age - some cute ideas for crafts and a few recipes I've tried ( Read more... ) -
Time to start fresh
I'm ready to blog again ( Read more... )