Baby Rabies

Lisa Leonard Designs Review and $100 Giveaway

Prepare to say “Awwww!”

I don’t know who loves it more, Kendall or me. Every time I wear it he reaches for it while saying, “Momma’s necklace OWL! Hold?”
Lisa Leonard, a jewelry designer who also happens to have the most beautiful & inspirational blog (serious eye and heart candy, I tell you), sent this to me. [...]

If I promise not to ask grammar questions, will you give me a good deal on highlights?

On Friday BluDoor Studios is taking some new headshots for me since the ones I have up now are 3 years old and I feel a little deceptive not showing off these stellar lines and bags under my eyes that Motherhood has bestowed upon me.
I’m behaving just like any woman would the week leading up [...]

Still Blown Away (#helpSam)

Well, folks, the final emails went out this morning. I’ve officially notified everyone of their prize wins. Check your inboxes and your spam, as it’s possible it will get shuffled there, even though I tried not to make it sound like a “You WON!! IMPORTANT! Message from THE QUEEN!” email from Nigeria. We had over [...]

Beef, it’s what for dinner.

And lunch, and even breakfast.
It started about a week ago, a friend posted a picture of a steak on her Facebook status. I was drawn to it, salivating, suddenly finding myself drawn in by food rather than repulsed by it. It was fleeting, though, as I haven’t been much of a steak eater lately. But [...]

The Heart of Life is Good

The last three weeks have been incredible. I’ve been moved to tears by your generosity more times than I can count. What started out as a simple goal- to raise $1,000 for a family whose baby is fighting for his life against cancer- has turned into something so much more. Not only have we KILLED [...]

It’s super fun to freak mom out, even in utero.

Yesterday I was drifting off for my daily, much needed afternoon nap when I caught myself thinking I might have felt the baby. Then I had a hearty laugh and reminded myself I’m only 12 weeks, and no, that was not the baby, more like it was breakfast working it’s way through my digestive track.
I [...]

#helpSam Update – SO CLOSE! Need your help!

I’m coming at you with another #helpSam update. We are 3 days out from the end of the fundraiser (June 11th), and while we’ve smashed my original $1,000 goal to little tiny pieces that say “fuck you asshole cancer” all over them, we are still not quite to our GRAND FINALE SUPER SPECTACULAR AWESOME goal [...]

Breastfeeding doesn’t kill marriages…

Immature douchebags do.
Rabbi Shmuley, host of TLC’s Shalom in the Home, wrote an article arguing that breastfeeding is destroying marriages by… wait for it…
the de-eroticization of a woman’s body, as her husband witnesses one of the most attractive parts of her body serving a utilitarian rather than romantic purpose.
And he suggests…
public breast-feeding is profoundly de-eroticizing, [...]

The story of how the lawnmower ate my face

A while ago, like maybe a month ago… or longer, Kendall walked up to the lawnmower right after Scott turned it off, touched it, and burned his finger pretty good. He had an “owie” there for quite a while, even after the blister popped, and though it’s healed now, he still holds his hand out [...]

I Caved to the “Ugly Shoes”

Never say never. How many times have I uttered that? It should be tattooed on every new parent’s arm. A CONSTANT reminder. I bet if I could find that parenting manual that shot out of my vagina and got lost somewhere in the hospital, there would be a whole chapter repeating those words, over and [...]