Whitney
I Realized I Was Racist
There's a podcast out there, Seeing White. It poses the thought that there is racism without the bigotted racist we think about. I have to be honest, the podcast was difficult to listen to....
COVID-19 : Toilet Paper, Sanitizer, and Red Beans
I was at Oak Point, my local grocer, here in South Louisiana. I needed some basics for the home and figured I would go ahead and get some groceries for the week. Monday is...
Adults Say the Dumbest Things
In the last election, I was appalled and inspired by a post a local female running for office. The things said to her were appalling. I thought long and hard about it and the...
Chicken Mom (And Other Things)
It was any other Wednesday. I went to my therapist, was on my way to a day date with the husband, and we made a stop at the tractor supply. That's when I saw...
Ten Themes to Make Halloween Trunk or Treat and Trailer Decorating Easy
Disclosure :: This post is sponsored by Party Time of Baton Rouge.
Ten Themes to Make Halloween Trunk or Treat and Trailer Decorating Easy
Baton Rouge is a “go big or go home” city (as evidenced...
Food Addiction :: I Am (Carrying) Fat
Recently James Corden went on his show and addressed fat shaming. It hit really close to home. Here, take a gander at his monologue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax1U04c4gaw There is not a time in my life I can remember...
Acne, Hair, and Other Teenage Struggles
I was 15 years old on a road that was almost to my school. I was a sophomore riding with a senior to school. I looked at her and asked her to pull over....
You NEED a Travel Agent
Let me tell you a little story about a botched Disney trip. I scheduled it the wrong week. Yep, my husband was not off work. Kids were not out of school. I planned it...
A Father’s Day Gift Guide :: When A Tie Won’t Do
Raise your hand if your baby daddy is as hard to buy for as mine. I had returned the last two gifts I got for my husband because I got the wrong tool. I...
My Melanoma Story :: Melanoma Awareness Month
May is Melanoma Awareness month, but for moms like me, every month is melanoma awareness month.
I was 28 the first time we found melanoma on my back, by complete accident. It was stage 2,...
I WORK from Home
I am a work from home mom. I also work from my car, the bath, in between "My Little Pony" movies, at the gym (if I make it), and everywhere in between. When I...
A Million Words for Dr. Seuss
As I sit here staring at a blank screen, I wonder how I could possibly write a post that could really celebrate Dr. Seuss. I suppose I could embrace the daughter-of-a-teacher side of me and...