Fasting. And I Don’t Mean Juicing.

Today I’m talking about fasting over at Segullah. Fasting? Oh goody! Mormons, in case you aren’t one, fast from food and drink for two meals (up to 24 hours) every single month. We donate the money from those meals to the poor. The best thing about fasting, though, is that… Read More

June 5, 2012

Why May is Horrid

You guys. YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS! Last week. It was a killer. As in “poor me I was a crying, mean zombie by the end of it”. It was the last week of school. Normally it is a busy week; all the concerts and whatnot. But this year it soared… Read More

May 31, 2012

Keep Your Kids from Killing Each Other this Summer

Some of you might have read my post last year about Summertime Stations. This was a system we started using that absolutely, completely kept us all sane last summer. Texas summers are brutal and playing outside during the day isn’t really an option. So here is what we did to… Read More

May 30, 2012

How to Make Tissue Paper Pom Pom Flowers

Tissue paper poms are my absolute favorite party decoration. They are cheap and big and make a lot of impact. Unlike helium balloons, these can be made weeks ahead of time. I thought everyone knew how to make tissue paper poms but I’ve had person after person ask me how… Read More

May 28, 2012

My Eating Disorder

I’ve been reading a lot lately in the blog world about people having Anorexia/Bulimia/Some-strange-condition-where-they-seems-themselves-as-fat-and-hideous. It takes a lot of courage to talk about hating your body and how much you hate that you hate it. It’s made me think about my relationship with my body. I pretty much have the… Read More

May 22, 2012

Three Good Movies

I’ve got a bunch of miscellaneous tutorials stacking up (making jam! And tablecloths! And doing a facial!) but I just don’t have the time to get them done what with all the parties and end-of-the-school-year shenanigans going on. Let’s just say that I have probably been to more choir/band/piano recitals and… Read More

May 17, 2012

So Delicious You Might Cry

I’m up to my eyeballs in birthday preparations. And we have a big church party tonight as well. In other words, I’m raw-ther busy. But here’s something for you to think about: one of my very favorite foods ever. You probably have heard of Biscoff. It tastes like cookies but… Read More

May 14, 2012

Makeup Monday–My Favorite Moisturizer

It’s time we sat down and had a chat. You know you’re not getting any younger, right? Even if you’re 22, you know your lovely, wrinkle-free skin won’t last forever. The older you get, the more important nice skin becomes. So here’s what you need to do: Stay out of… Read More

May 13, 2012

When You’re Having a Hard Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a difficult day for a lot of people: there are the people who want to be mothers but can’t; the people who have lost their mothers; people who are estranged from their mothers/daughters; mothers who mourn the death of a child; and mothers who feel like they… Read More

May 10, 2012

You Think You Want A Dog?

I probably don’t know you at all. But I know you well enough to tell you this: you don’t want a dog. The desire to get a dog is kind of weird; like a biological clock in a way. One day you wake up and think, “I kind of want… Read More

May 5, 2012

Party Time, Excellent

May and June will be bringing us our last two birthdays of the Season (“the Season” spans from December-June with a birthday every month). As bad luck and poor planning will have it, both children are due for a birthday party. Arabella (turning 11) hasn’t had one for three years… Read More