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I don’t know about you, but sometimes you just need a little something extra in a day to day outfit that just gives you that tiny bit of style and swagger to make going to the grocery store for the 100th time that week a little less mundane. I think hair accessories are a fun [...]

The day before we dropped Leah off at camp we met some friends in Waco to swim and have some fun. Leah is roughly the same age as our friends’ kids and everyone enjoyed hanging out in the cool water in 100 degree central Texas heat. While I was watching Leah swim I noticed as [...]

Over the past several months I have been traveling almost every week and have run through and been stuck in endless amounts of airports and rental cars. On one particular trip I realized I had very little charge left on my phone, was waiting for a flight and had left my car charger for my [...]

There are a lot of folks who are a little stressed about what to pack and wear for BlogHer ’10 in NYC next month. Here are some great options that are ridiculously well-priced. Know who designed these cute dresses? Norma Kamali. Know where you can get them? Walmart. Not kidding. A few months ago I [...]

Dear Dude in the Middle Seat on the Plane Last Night: Stop touching me. It’s the last row of this plane and it’s crowded. All I want to do is lean my head on the side of this window and go to sleep with a little help from my friend, Dramamine. I’m finding it hard [...]

Yesterday Husband and I woke up at the ass-crack of dawn to drive across Texas to pick up Leah. And for those of you not sure of what ass-crack of dawn is, it’s 5am – roughly five hours earlier than my vital signs show up. We drove three hours in the wee morning on some [...]

It was awfully touch and go thanks to Hurricane Alex, but the clouds parted, the sun shined and oh my LORD was it hot outside for the fourth of July around these parts. I was personally showing my celebratory patriotism with good ol’ American boobsweat – as our forefathers intended. Also, not a good hair [...]

Okay, I’m stuck. In about month I’m off to the BlogHer ’10 conference in New York City and I am in search of a pair of strappy, brown, heeled sandals that can go from day to night (but not cocktail) fairly easily. In their life, these shoes will get eventually get worn with pants, jeans, [...]

It’s been 3 weeks since we dropped Leah off at camp. Or a hundred. I’ve lost count. Benjamin, however, knows EXACTLY how long his big sister has been gone and that is FOREVERRRRRRRR and he is ready for us to go and get her. “Go get my sister, Mommy.” You got it, buddy. In just [...]

Well, it’s offically hurricane season here and today our fair city is enjoying the less than sexy “dirty” side of Hurricane Alex currently slamming through south Texas and Mexico. What this really means is chance to slap on some great wellies and be sure to have your umbrella handy. But, you know, after not seeing [...]