It’s OFFICIAL folks. June 21 came and went… so yes, summer is HERE. My older toddler’s preschool is on break, my younger toddler’s eczema is flaring up, I’m wishing with all my might that a pool will magically appear in my backyard (not gonna happen… ha). We are IN it. Fabulous fun ahead! Friday night (June…
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DIY Baby Shower Gift Idea, $50 Target GIVEAWAY!
Tired of gifting the same baby registry items for your pregnant friends expecting buns in the oven? On the hunt for a fabulous and frugal DIY baby shower gift idea? Shake things up and whip up some cupcakes… using baby onesies. It’s a DIY baby shower gift that’s easy (no mess!), inexpensive and absolutely darling. You can credit…
Father’s Day: A parenting lesson from my husband.
This is just a hobby, right? Every time I performed onstage as a child/teenager/young adult, I knew I’d hear that question from either my parents or grandparents. It wasn’t a bad thing. I genuinely never resented it. I just came to expect it. It was par for the course. This from a gal who has…
FAMOUS! Parenting advice from celebrity moms.
Celebrity moms… they’re just like us. Yes, they are. They might be gorgeous and leggy and charismatic (with killer sunglasses), but they’re still mothers… with problems, questions, dilemmas… and answers. Recently, I was privy to a few impromptu parenting lessons from celebrity moms. Thought I’d pass them on to you: Actress Elisabeth Rohm (the statuesque knockout from Law…
FUN! How to focus a flower girl.
Here comes the bride… Or, I should say: Here comes the wiggling and whiny flower girls who keep turning back look at their nervous mothers back there trying to be graceful but it looks like they’re going to lose it any second… Wedding Season. Or, Flowergirl Season. For us, it’s one down, one to go. A few…
5 Ways to Fool Yourself You’re on Vacation.
Mother’s Day came and went. Before our annual family Mother’s Day dinner, I spent my day at a local hotel’s pool. I layed. I sunbathed. I ordered a Chinese Chicken Salad and was able to enjoy it by myself without my sweet toddler children picking all of my ‘crunchies’ off of it and eating them before I can even…
4 Things No Mom Should Do on Mother’s Day.
Dear Dads, I am compelled to write you a letter. A note, if you will. Just today, I was playing with my adorable girls… we were playing “Mommy.” We fed the babies. We burped the babies. We tucked in the babies. We did mommy work. You can imagine how professional I was at playing this…
