On Saturday, I got to drive up to Green Lake, Wisconsin, and take part in a beyond-terrific bachelorette party. (Okay, technically the party started the night before- in Madison, at the bars n’ such- but out of respect to The Roo, I kept my pregnant self home until the lake house part of the festivities. And it was festive. Seriously. The gals were a great bunch, and we did all sorts of lake house-y things such as sit on a {Read More}
Country Crock & A Rockstar Casserole.
September 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One of my Mom’s best friends is a wonderful woman named Ardell, and I count her as a second mother. I don’t bandy this term around lightly; two of my requirements for bestowing Second Motherdom upon someone is whether or not they’ve even driven me to the E.R., and whether or not they’ve created one of my all-time favorite dishes. You know how some people are just ridiculously marvelous cooks? Ardell beats ‘em all. And one of those aforementioned all-time {Read More}
In Case You Missed It…
September 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Friends, I’ve decided to do a wrap-up post for this week? Why? Let’s break it down: -I’ve been lucky enough to have bunches o’ things posted around the internets…-I’ve been purty awful about the self-promotion of such…-I’ve been super, super warm this week…-Which doesn’t excuse laziness…-But yeah, I’m gonna play that card today. (I’m also pretty terrible at lists.) SO. I call this In Case You Missed It/In Case I Never Told You About It (catchy and passive!): On Friday, my {Read More}
Back To School Isn’t All Fun And Games.
September 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Apparently, one kid at the table suggested the word “sad” and the hordes of impressionable classmatesall chimed in with ME, TOO! I asked Nora if she was really sad- she said, “Not really. I painted a great project!” And yes, she was this sad. “Whaddaya mean we’re just gonna LEAVE her here?”“Whaddaya mean I don’t get to PAINT A PROJECT?!”
Savers Thrift Stores And Unabashed Joy.
September 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Yay for deals! This is a sponsored post by Savers Thrift Stores. I am le happy about this. *** There are few things in life more swoon-worthy than making A Find. Fellow thrifters know what I mean: that heart-stopping moment when you discover The Perfect Item, realize it’s in your size/color scheme, and that it’s priced crazily cheap. Marathoners can keep their adrenaline rushes and 5k “fun runs”- I’ll take the tingle of winning deals any ol’ day. (Also? We {Read More}
Back To School. Now With More Feelings!
September 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I know a lot of you have been playing the Back To School game now for weeks… But now it’s my turn. With this kid. …And her Back To School helper. It’s her second year of preschool (which is what happens when you start with a Young 3s program)…but I’m just as emotional as if she were going off to college. For very short, very young people. Okay, I’m not devastated sad. Of course not. Just twinge-y. Saddish. Hormonal. And it’s {Read More}
Keely Steps Out (In Supremely Cute Orthaheel Boots).
September 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
I’m very very very thrilled to write this sponsored post on behalf of Orthaheel and Sole Provisions. Yay, boots! Now that I’m safely ensconced in my 30s, it’s easy to see that I’ve begun a trend of wearing shoes that are extremely good for my feet. This is a welcomed change, as I spent the majority of my 20s clad in footwear designed to destroy arches (and fall apart at the first sign of weather). And as a gal who {Read More}
Tea Parties And Time.
September 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Mom,” she said. “You know what’s even better than doing your work?” Nora looked at me expectantly- and a tad impishly. “…Having a little tea party with the breakable tea set.” She nodded like she had just unveiled THE plan. And, in a way, she had. You bring the tea set, I’ll bring the braids. For weeks now she’s been asking to use “the breakable tea set,” the one she was gifted for her third birthday- and the one that, {Read More}
