Happy Thanksgiving!

I have had a lot of crap happen in my life and I am finally learning to deal with it and put it behind me, but I have not done it alone. And so, for this week’s 1000 Words Meme, I have decided to talk about the things that I am thankful for.
(1) My [...]

My picture was showing at 12:00 AM this morning, but now it is not working. And when I try to upload it again, it does not work. Any suggestions?
WordPress does not handle B&W Images. Oh Well!

I was tagged by my new friend BizzieMom and because I am narcissistic, I am answering her call. Here are my fives.
5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1. Drinking
2. Getting my degree in English
3. Mourning the loss of my Dad
4. Running my Creative Writing Magazine
5.Learning web design
Five Things On My To Do List
1. Completing [...]

I have talked in the past about having an unhealthy relationship with my mother, so I do not want to rehash that relationship other than to say that I have made the decision to sever all ties to her.
It’s hard to fathom- a daughter cutting her mother out of her life- but it has [...]

My husband was out of the house today and the little one was napping, so I decided to do something that has needed to be done for the last 4-5 months- a pedicure. Thing is, my feet were so bad that I thought I would have to bring in the professionals. Unfortunately, now that we [...]

I was bored and decided to make up this meme. I wanted to see how many things I could reveal about myself starting each sentence with the first letter of my name. I think it is fun, so if you want to give it a try, please do so and add your name to my [...]

Yes, this is my living room. Well, it was. I know, it looks like a tornado hit. Well it did. My daughter. In fact that is her nickname: The Tornado. and while this is not entirely her fault, she helped. So when my mom offered to give us a beautiful three piece entetainment center and she [...]

I don’t talk about this often, if at all. It has never been a blog post here, and until recently, I may never have mentioned it in cyberspace. Nevertheless, silence gives it power.
I was raped.
I was 14.
A camp counselor snuck into my room at the infirmary while I was sick.
I was woozy from medicine and [...]

Dear MFDC:
I love to go shopping for my daughter but it is becoming more of a hassle than it is worth. People who know me think that I am overly-protective of my daughter. In fact, sometimes, I think that I may be too, but then I go clothes shopping for her and realize that there [...]

I could not resist the urge to brag about being featured over at The Integrated Mother in her new series, “My View.” In it, Michele interviews Moms of different backagrounds and shares their stories in the hopes that we can all find commonalities and support. It is a great series, so be sure to check [...]

Let’s face it- after being treated like a Princess by a company that makes a business out of, well Princesses, I found it hard to come down from my tower. Like my fellow amazing Disney Mom Blogger Mixer attendees, I too have had trouble accepting that I am just as normal as- well everyone [...]

My new friend Renee over at Cutie Booty Cakes asked me to write 6 things about myself that no one else knows about myself. Here I go:
1. I was bulimic all through high school and about 3 years into college.
2. I write erotica.
3. I can speed read. Although there have been studies saying that people [...]

Now that I am working from home, I want to ensure that my daughter learns responsibility and is not just running willy-nilly around the house. So, when I read Simple Mom’s post about chores for preschoolers, we decided to make a chart for our 29 month old. Our chart is not much different from the [...]

Well, once again I have redesigned my blog. Sometimes it’s nice to do things for yourself, you know? What do you think? Is it showing up OK? Anything wwacky happening when you load? Please give me some feedback.

When we decided that it was worth it- me giving the web design business a real shot- we also decided that it would behoove us if I did not work outside of the home. After all, it was way too expensive to pay for child-care and my hubby understood that I was not happy under [...]

I was going to write about my fabulous birthday/anniversary weekend, but that has to wait. I am just not ready to let go of our moment. Instead, I wanted to share a revelation that I had over the last two days:
Being Productive is NOT Hard.
Yep, I said it. For those who are constantly at odds [...]

We have been invaded by ants. They started out as little tiny ants and then grew into these big, intimidating, black ants. We thought we had them under control. A few strategically placed Hot Shots ant traps, and the party wa sover. Or so we thought. We came home after a cool outing with the [...]

SWHS was suffering from Croup but it traveled to her lower lungs and has become Bronchitis. Bronchitis means asthma attack which means nebulizers treatments and prednisone and hyperactivity. To boot, hubby and I both came down with the flu- during the summer. By the way, a tooth broke and I am certain that I have [...]

I was tagged by Renee who makes and sells the most beautiful diaper cakes for expectant moms. So, here are the rules:
Here are the rules when you get tagged:
1. Link back to the person who tagged you
2. Mention the rules on your blog
3. Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking [...]