Father’s Day Craftiness for the Un-Crafty

I swoon over crafty things. Ruffled lamp shades, handmade jewelry, pretty totes, I adore thee. But ask me to make a paper mache anything, and I freeze up like a deer in headlights. Birthday themes with banners and table cloths and cupcake flags galore elude me. All in all, I’m just not visual. When asked [...]

AppleCheeks/Fluff Envy Winner

Melissa K! Congrats. I’m emailing you now, and you have 48 hours to respond to receive your $10.00 gift card to Fluff Envy Big thanks to AppleCheeks for sponsoring this review! And a thanks to Fluff Envy for having an awesome rewards program that allows me to giveaway a gift card!

Stormy Nights

I am not afraid of thunderstorms. When I was little, my parents owned a home in Missouri with a screened-in back porch. My dad would sit out there and watch as the storms rolled in, and some of my favorite memories of our time there are from that back porch. I love the beauty and [...]

Summertime in the South.

It’s beautiful here right now. I mean, if you consider 100 degrees, humidity, “Palmetto Bugs” the size of Buicks, and no rain beautiful. But regardless, it’s sunny. We have great pool weather right now. And I have an excuse to eat ice cream whenever I want. Hello, Brownie Batter Blizzard at Dairy Queen. Why yes, [...]

Can you ever be TOO safe?

While Taylor was deployed, I found a home in our area that was loaded with a security system. Having grown up in a rural part of South Carolina, I thought it was a little…silly? Over-the-top? But my parents and Taylor both insisted it was necessary since I would be living alone with Sully and our [...]

Public Service Announcement.

Today in Kroger, I had a very interesting (aka shitty) conversation. Me: Hey, can I get a book of stamps? Stupid Woman: Sure. How much longer do you have? Me: Oh..um, about seven weeks give or take a week or two. Stupid Woman: (eyes widen) Are you sure? Me: (blank stare)….about? Stupid Woman: That you [...]

Hiney Lineys Versa Diaper Review and Giveaway!

  “Hmmm…I don’t know about this…” was the first thing I said when I received my package from Hiney Lineys. The diaper is unlike anything I have ever seen on the market. Hiney Lineys are an Ai2 or Ai3 system created by a mother of three, Sheila. She loved the versitility of a cover and [...]

Feeling stabby.

Everyone has pet peeves right? I usually try to keep them to myself. However, my type-A personality and my tendency to fixate on shit that doesn’t matter causes mine to rise to the surface and occassionally erupt in a series of four-letter-words on whichever person manages to finally push my last button. I try not [...]

Quick and Easy Giveaway

Hey y’all! Just dropping by to let you know, I’ve got a quick and easy giveaway going on for Facebook fans. Head on over my page, like it, and comment under my giveaway status to enter to win a brand new Planet Wise Pail Liner! I won it at the #changingdiapers Twitter party that Kelly [...]

Mommy guilt.

Usually, I feel like I wear the mom cape pretty well. Sully is happy, adaptable, sweet. He loves being read to. He loves playing outside, in the water, with his toys. He’s easy to get along with, and I really enjoy him. Each milestone is exciting. Each new moment is something to remember and record [...]

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