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******* Sings to the tune of Boys by Lizzo******* Tacos, Tacos, Tacos Make a girl so happy (4,3,2,ow) Tacos, Tacos, Tacos, Make a girl so happy (4,3,2,ow) I like them regular size, I like them mini size Soft shell or hard shell I like my tacos loaded up with the fixins… The origins of the…
I am somewhat of a late bloomer and recently became obsessed with podcasts. I had no idea these suckers could be so entertaining! Since absolutely no one at all has asked, I would love to give you my opinion about some of the best podcasts out there right now. Check them out and let me…
What we’re reading… The Spirit Almanac by Emma Loewe and Lindsay Kellner This book is so super cool and beautiful! When I ordered it, I doubted I’d really be into it, but it was the May book club pick in the Simple Ayurveda Community, so I gave it a go. I’m beyond impressed. It is…
Back in December, the state of Michigan legalized marijuana. And, with the upcoming stoner holiday 4/20 on April 20 (get it?), I will be channeling my high-school-self. I’m going to dust off my KoRn shirts and JNCO jeans, sit on my buddy’s back porch and smoke some weed out of a pop bottle while listening…
What we’re reading… Girl Stop Apologizing Some of our contributors picked up the latest read from Rachel Hollis. With only a few days in, one contributor shared, “My first impression was that (while she was narrating) her heart wasn’t in it like when she was narrating GWYF. But now I feel like she is perfectly…
March is Trisomy Awareness Month. Because my family lives the “Trisomy life”, we want to share some of our Trisomy life with you. My induction into the Trisomy tribe, I imagine, was something akin to baptism by fire. We had no warning. I was planning on going out for tacos. Instead, I was emergently admitted…
What we’re reading… Any and all articles about Tristan Thompson and Jordyn Woods. Seriously, I just can’t stop following this debacle. Did they? Didn’t they? I don’t know for sure, but I want allllllll the details. My main two sources of info on this rapidly unfolding sitch have been Betches and Comment By Celebs. What…
The first time I was called fat I was 9 years old. I was visiting my grandparents, and my grandpa was folding laundry. As he folded my shorts he held them up and commented about how large they were, and made a comment about my “huge ass.” I was sad, humiliated and felt disgusting. I…
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough.” – Melodie Beatty I recently got into a fight with my mother in-law. It was nasty. I was nasty. We both said mean things. In the middle of the worst, she got in a dig and along with it stated that I…
We’ve had quite the year! We launched Ur Basic Mom just one year ago as a collaborative blog about the daily struggles and laughs in momming. Since then, we’ve grown to a team of 20 and we’ve had posts shared all over the country. Our incredible reach and impact is a real testament to both…