When did having a "guilty pleasure" become a negative thing? Everyone has a guilty pleasure. Some people enjoy food, coffee, magazines, and/or music.
My Guilty Pleasure is the BRAVO channel. Yes, pretty much the whole channel.
Drinking game alert…every time you read the word “Bravo,” take a sip of Pinot until you get Ramona Eyes.
Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t watch every show on BRAVO. That would just be crazy and more of an addiction. Thanks to my trusty DVR, I can enjoy my guilty pleasure whenever I have an opportunity for me time. Nowadays, my me time frequently includes folding clothes and cleaning the house in conjunction with catching up on my shows. BRAVO is wonderful about replaying shows incessantly and regularly having marathons,...
I anticipated that Jack would be a late walker. I don't know what it was, but from the time he was a tiny newborn I was determined not to rush his gross motor development. He took what seemed like forever to roll over, but I was unfazed. I didn't worry a bit when he waited until 8 months to sit unassisted. And as the months continued to pass, I breezily reassured relatives that "some babies never crawl, they just skip straight to walking."
He eventually did start crawling and, later, pulling up and cruising, but at 18 months that's still all he does.
Sometime around 15 months my confidence started to waver. I found myself avoiding the park and any other situation where strangers...
These cold and rainy days are seemingly endless. If your little one is like mine, then you have untamable energy resulting in broken Christmas presents and an aggravated mommy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a lazy-to-the-core person who calls a cold or rainy day paired with a hot bowl of soupy goodness and a good book a win. However, this is not what my two year old deems fun or entertaining. In an effort to either kick your lazy butts off the couch or get your rambunctious littles on it, here are six couch adventures that will have the whole family laughing, playing, and making memories on those cooped up winter days.
1. Couch Fort – Build a fort out...
Supporting the single mom. It's hard to be there for someone when you don't know how and when you don't "have time." I lost a lot of friends when I became a single mom, but I have been so blessed to have a few faithful mommas stick with me and support me; and I am even more thankful for the new moms who joined me in this new journey. So how can you help the single mom? Obviously, I cannot speak for every single mom, but this is what has gotten me through it! These are all ways my friends helped me -some I didn't even know I needed.
Stop asking me what you can do to help! There are at least...
I’m easily overwhelmed. So, it’s no surprise that the holidays make me a little frazzled. In fact, I often find myself dreading them instead of feeling the holiday spirit. There’s something about having a baby that makes family even more desperate to see you, and that can mean a lot of pressure and stress. When Etta Mae was born, I decided that it was very important to establish traditions to make sure that our immediate family found a way to connect at Christmastime.
One tradition that we have started is stolen from my own childhood. No matter what else we had going on for the holidays, Christmas day was always spent at home with just my parents and brother. Etta...
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