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A few weeks ago the gals at Tipsy Society put up a spread of several dresses.  Norma Kamali designed and awfully cute and available at…wait for it… WALMART.  Several of us in the comment section were all, “Uh, man… I don’t know… WALMART?!”   There was one in particular that I really, really loved.  But again… [...]

It was all I could do to walk into that ballroom. I was on the tail end of a raging head cold. I was fighting the worst asthma issues I’ve had since diagnosis 6 months ago. I was fighting my inner introvert. I knew no one. There were others who met up with hometown friends. [...]

He plays with my fingers.  He always does it.  We’re a lot alike in that sense – always having to be touching.  He doesn’t just lay next to you, he lays with you.  In one space – making “my” space a little larger – making it an “our” space. Sometimes it’s a be-socked foot.  Sometimes [...]

Before we get down to cheffing here I have to tell you this: I paid $20/lb for these g-dammned scallops and they better be orgasm-inducing in Bite One AND do the dishes after dinner is over. (And, in all honesty, this is yet another reason why you should not be on a conference call while [...]

I signed up for the mom 2.0 summit last night.  Someone get me a cocktail.  I feel like my inner entrepreneur and ‘net whore is just SCREAMING with enthusiasm but my little-known inner introvert is absolutely DYING right now with anxiety. D-Y-I-N-G. It is not often that I am rendered speechless or in just plain [...]

(Published a little early on Wednesday. Sue me.) Even if you are a working-from-home mom, coming up with menus week after week that are easy, interesting and tasty is just damn challenging. I’ve never had the organizational skills to “cook ahead” or “shop for the week” (and I hate leftovers). I can create a project [...]

As you may recall, we bought the house we are currently living in roughly two years ago. I liked the house for several reasons, but really because it had some great bones and nice potential and, at the time, we needed the extra room. I have since come to discover we have purchased more house [...]

There are days when self-motivation needs a crutch. When there is a laundry list of things to do and you really just need to convince your legs to swing around and off the bed so that you can get moving. Or, hell, even when there is NOTHING to do but for some reason you just [...]

PEOPLE. I will readily admit I am a complete accessories whore. And, for better or for worse, etsy feeds that inner beast in demonic, wicked, fabulous ways. But really? I love etsy because I am also a packaging whore. I love all things wrappings and paper and ribbons and oh my G-d I need to [...]

Everyone needs a little inspiration to get through the end of a week. So each Thursday I’ll showcase something that brings me a little bit of joy. Welcome to the first installment of Favorite Thursday Things! I was introduced to this wine about five years ago through a favorite work colleague, friend and, at the [...]