Basic, Never Boring
A few weeks ago, someone in a Facebook group in which I’m a member, posed the question: “When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up?” Throughout my childhood and into my high school years, when posed this question, I remember always bouncing between two things: a lawyer or an…
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…
There are some working moms who view going to the office as “me time,” an escape from the overwhelming responsibility of running a household and raising a family. There are stay-at-home moms who work just as hard, but whose families don’t need two incomes. And then, there are the rest of us: work-from-home moms. Work…
A hot topic I keep seeing pop-up across the Internet centers on sensitivity in the classroom. As an educator, I find the line between being tough and being sensitive to a students’ circumstances to be a fine one. There are clear cases where a teacher must be sensitive. For example, if a student has a…
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…
What we’re reading… I JUST finished The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty. I had mentioned it a couple weeks back. And… oh em gee. I could not stop reading. If you love murder mystery, but with the husband-wife storylines, that still manages to be funny at the same time, ya need to read this book….
Pizza is something that all of my family will eat, and there will never be a complaint. So, on days that I struggle with a plan for dinner, (and I know I’m not the only one) I need a quick pizza sauce recipe that I know everyone in my family will love. I always have…
As a mom, you’re either going to think I’m a huge party pooper or you’re going to think, “Heck yeah! Right on, Mama!” when I make this proclamation: Ban goody bags. Just like balloons, presents, candles and cake, the goody bag is a term synonymous with birthday parties in the United States. But, why? Disclaimer:…
There’s one phrase to describe what my kids are currently doing in my kitchen: making a mess. They’re elbow deep in an oozing, white concoction and giggling as they try to cover up several of my son’s cars. The kitchen floor is splattered with white dollops and I’m 99% sure they’ll need new shirts by…
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a pretty common, and seemingly innocent, question parents ask their children. But questioning children about the fate of their future is more loaded than we think. In the preface of her memoir, “Becoming,” Michelle Obama writes, “Now I think it is one of the…