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We all spend far too much time on Pinterst, and we all wonder if those crafts and recipes really work. Have you tried a recipe that was a hit at the dinner table or one that you had to trash (pan and all) and…

Unless you live under a cyber rock (or you have yet to endure the pleasure of childbirth, adoption, or raising a child in any way), you know that Jill Smokler (a.k.a. Scary Mommy) wrote a book — a  snort-coffee-out-your-nose funny book Confessions of a Scary Mommy.



Jill buzzed through MY town last weekend (okay, she took some time out from schmoozing at the Social Media Moms Conference and blitzing through Disney) and…

I shall start by assuming you all know about Scary Mommy (aka Jill Smokler).

Now that we've cleared that up, Jill Smokler wrote a book. A pee-in-your-pants, snort-coffee-out-your-nose, funny…

We all are guilty of doing things impulsively on occasion — whether it's just sneaking a box of cookies into the shopping cart, stalking peeking at that old boyfriend on facebook, or deciding to buy a car that day.  Last Tuesday I took a leap of cataclysmic proportions  faith when a "daily deals" email tempted me with an offer I simply couldn't refuse. I bought tickets to the ballet. And I decided to take my son.



No, I was…

A chilling true tale for your Halloween reading...

A howl crept into my dreams last night, blurring the hazy line between real and make-believe.



Again it interrupted, closer. Louder. My ears, tuned through the years to hear any childish murmurs, perked up, alert, listening. It was 3:10 AM. The night should have been silent and still.



Screeching. An owl? Incomprehensible howls. A cat in heat? A wounded animal? It was creeping closer.



"Help!…

Legoland is Florida's newest and most anticipated theme park addition. Located in Winter Haven (about 45 minutes south of Disney) on the grounds of the old Cypress Gardens, it…

There is…

While wasting time being productive on twitter last week, I stumbled upon a tweet which piqued my interest. 

Groceries? Money? After I followed the link and pushed my jaw back up from my chest, I found the…

 

Sunday the Kiddo and I escaped to Sea World for one of our Mommy & Son bonding days full of sharks, sandboxes, and, of course, Shamu. We have had annual passes since the Kiddo was not even two, and…

Dear Incompetent Parents of Obnoxious Children:

Please, please stay out of my movie theater. I beg you. If I had more balls (or technically any at all) I would whip around in my chair and tell you to control your rotten child, but alas, I was raised with manners—unlike you.

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Link up with your favorite foodie or wino post of the week--it could be a new recipe success story, a…

It's that time of year again: school open house invitations are arriving in mailboxes, the smell of freshly sharpened pencils fills the air, and the newspaper is littered with back-to-school shopping ads.  Even though I live for the thrill of a great bargain, I will not be hitting the stores.  Except for a few notebooks and dry-erase markers, I will not be doing any back-to-school shopping.



I finished my kiddo's clothes shopping months ago.

By picking up a few…

I'm still wiping the sweat off my face after my Flirty Girl Fitness class.  My gym has yet to install the stripper poles or set up the chairs to straddle, but my hips and pelvis are feeling the burn and my leg muscles are still screaming singing after my slightly stilted yet sexy workout.

I had no idea…

Should I be a bikini maid, an anal gland expressor or a test subject for wannabe body waxers?

It's no big secret that I have been hunting for a job to supplement our income and give me a bit of my own life back. …

Why are the so-called "Mommy Wines" (wines marketed towards women and mothers) such a big deal?  Dads are allowed to sit in front of the game each Sunday with a beer in hand, so why can't mom sip on a glass of vino as she enjoys her dinner?   Why is it so taboo?

Join in the debate and read more...

Cheers!…

Rich. Decadent. Dark. Hunky. Sweet. Easy. Luscious.



Sounds like the perfect man, right? But it is far better than a man.  It's silent, scrumptious, doesn't

care what you look like and satisfies you anytime, anywhere. It's one of my favorite

comfort foods from childhood: my Mom's Magic Camping Brownies.