Archive for May, 2009

Fab Finds Friday- Pink Drink Recipe: The Electric Sea Breeze

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Yeah, well I’m still working on the infamous, coming soon ‘post with substance’. My problem is I have too many priorities that involve either my family or my ability to earn a living, so my blogging hobby takes a back seat. I really wish I had more time to dedicate to this and the 5 [...]

Start the Work Week With a Chortle – 32 Ways to Tick People Off

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I know that my last post promised that this post would be more substantive than what I’ve been posting, but it’s just not. I don’t like to think of my last post as a I lie…I just thought you wouldn’t want something heavy and serious on your first day back to work after a long [...]

Mea Culpa

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

I need to apologize to you, my dear readers, for my crappy posts over the last couple of months. Between a heavy workload, three kids and a husband, life has been crazy-busy and I haven’t had the spare time required to do much research necessary to write anything of substance. So, I’ve defaulted to posting [...]

Fab Find? – The Baby Toupee

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Your new, beautiful baby has changed your life. You stare endlessly at your precious little infant and all sorts questions go through your mind: Will she make a mark on the world? Will I live to see him get married? Will she grow up healthy?  What will he look like with hair?! I was actually [...]

Fab Finds Friday: Pampering Kit from Peace, Love and Momminess

Friday, May 15th, 2009

I saw this after it was too late to ask for it for Mother’s Day, but lucky for me my b-day and my wedding anniversary are right around the corner (send gifts, please). This one below would make a great present for yourself or a girlfriend. It contains an eco-bamboo PLM Peace sign tee, a [...]

TruuConfessions.com for Moms – Confess Your Secrets and Scandals…or Just Read Those of Other’s

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Have you ever had a Mom secret that you wanted to tell but have never told anyone? Like, have you ever let your kids watch 3 hours of tv so that you wouldn’t have to deal with them? Have you ever plowed through a tub of Ben and Jerry’s Chubby Hubby late at night when [...]

Fab Find: Pacifiers with Personality

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Saw these on perpetualkid.com. I love the stuff they sell. So offbeat.  If you prefer your child with buck teeth: Buck Teeth Pacifier  $7.99 They suck the life out of us, so why not?  Little Vampire Pacifier   $7.99 Full-on grillz for the rapper baby. Juniors First Grillz Pacifier  $8.99 Perfect for hockey playoffs. I Love [...]

Video: Andrea M. of Hip Moms Who Work Voted 2009 Mother of the Year

Monday, May 11th, 2009

I guess arriving with your son 15 minutes late to his first day of Kindergarten is NOT grounds for disqualification after all!  You can be Mother of the Year too. Click here to see my segment on CNNBC. Hope all of you World’s Best Moms out there had a great Mother’s Day yesterday!

Fab Finds Friday: Margarita Cupcakes

Friday, May 8th, 2009

I’ve died and gone to Heaven…Jen of the HostessBlog posted a recipe for Margarita Cupcakes! Two of my favorite things to ingest in the whole world have been combined into one undoubtedly scrumptious recipe.  The recipe is actually vegan, but she writes that some folks have substituted real butter and milk for the shortening and [...]

Video: Song Around the World – Stand By Me from the Playing for Change Album

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

If you can’t view this video, click here.  It’s SO good! I was listening to NPR Monday morning (aren’t you impressed? doesn’t that make me sound smart?) and I heard an interview with Mark Ridley, the guy who came up with the concept for the ‘Playing for Change” album – an album of street performers [...]