25 Things You Don’t Know About Me

Us Weekly is pretty much my go-to for hard-hitting celebrity news.  I think we can all agree this publication is worth the pictures alone.  My favorite feature is “25 Things You Don’t Know About Me” and since I’ll thankfully never find myself on the pages of Us Weekly, allow me to publish my own list…although it’s […]

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Third Grade

Dear Mrs. Teacher, The school year started out rough, thank goodness you never read this post (whew!).  Our love connection took a little a lot longer than expected as my son struggled with your…how do I say this politely…badass approach to discipline.  Just when I feared we’d never find our way, we began to learn […]

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Swimsuit Shopping Hell

  You can visit & subscribe to my YouTube Channel by clicking here where I’ll never model a bathing suit.  Ever.

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5 Steps to Protecting Your Family in an Emergency

[Image credit] Trust me, I don’t wanna get all PSA on you.  I really hate thinking about things like natural disasters or household emergencies, like really really.  But unfortunately, scary $@&% can happen. Emergency preparedness matters.  There are some simple steps we can take to educate and prepare our families in the event of an emergency. Click here to learn more and join […]

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Mommyfriend’s Mommy

I wrote an essay on Yahoo! Shine in honor of International Woman’s Day last month that I’d love to share.  Click right here to learn all about Mommyfriend’s Mommy and why she is so rad.

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Crap, People are Coming

A veelog with the whole fam, and none of them are going to help me clean the house. You can visit & subscribe to my YouTube Channel by clicking here where I may ask you to bless this mess.

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Beyond the Thank You Card – Creative Expressions of Gratitude

Do you force your kids to write Thank You cards?   I’m guilty as charged.  I wanted my kids to be grateful and polite and all that other good stuff that meant I was doing my job well.  I realized recently that gratitude can go beyond the Thank You card they hated writing.  Gratitude could (and really […]

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An Open Letter to Weirdos

When you keep a blog, sooner or later creepy people are going to find their way to your corner of the blogosphere.  Um, yay. My target audience is moms (and you too dads), hence the whole “Mommyfriend” thing.  I’ve learned the hard way that searches involving the term “Mommy Friend” are sometimes usually naughty in nature, lucky me.  […]

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My Wonder Woman Wannabe Interview!

My awesome friend Heidi of Wonder Woman Wannabe is hosting a month of blogger interviews in celebration of her 2 year blogiversary (and in bloggy years that’s a lifetime)!  I love Wonder Woman Wannabe’s Interview with a Blogger series for 3 reasons: 1. Bloggy support makes me want to hug total strangers. 2. I love meeting new and awesome bloggers. 3. I was […]

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I’m an Expert

You can visit & subscribe to my YouTube Channel by clicking here where I promise not to go all expert on you.

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