A good chunk of my blog posts are what I deem ridiculousness. I don’t even know if ridiculousness is a word but it’s my word so I’m using it. I feel like much of my life falls into the ridiculousness range thus this category holds the most posts.
It is no secret that the day I drive a mini van is the day I give you carte blanche to shoot me. Before I even had children, I made a vow that I would never, ever, ever drive a mini van. I don’t care if during soccer tournaments we car pool with another soccer… Continue reading How I Fail as a Soccer Mom
There is only 1 thing I miss from my iPhone and that’s the ability to see when someone is responding to my texts. A few of you know this but I went from a Samsung Note to an Apple phone and I couldn’t run back to Samsung Note fast enough. I was prepared to take… Continue reading 7 Ways to be a Decent Human Being Texting
Occasionally, schools will recognize that this isn’t 1955 and that indeed, many sets of parents work outside of the home. To account for this, they have some functions at the ass-crack of dawn. Today, my 9-year-old’s school had such a function called muffins with moms. We left the house at 6:40 a.m. just so we… Continue reading Muffins With Mom
The boys and I are going to Los Angeles the second week of April. To say we are excited is an understatement. We are staying with my wonderful cousin F as he has agreed to take us in for 5 nights. F, if you’re reading this, hide anything you don’t want broken cause the balls… Continue reading My Hollywood Anxiety in 4 Examples
Yours truly, Hot Mess, has quiet possibly the worst handwriting you will ever see. I am indeed a member of the ugly handwriting club and truthfully, if an ugly handwriting club was a thing, I’d be the high priestess. As a school girl, I envied pretty much every female classmates’ penmanship. Every one of them… Continue reading The Ugly Handwriting Club
From my experience and from having a son in middle school, I am confident middle school should be studied by cultural anthropologists. Similar to Amazon tribes, middle school kids are a mystery in their rituals, dress and beliefs. I had an idea a few days ago to ask my sons to write a post. One… Continue reading 6 Ways to be a Decent Human Being in Middle School
Because of the last 2 days, I feel 100% qualified to write about how to be a decent human being with emails. If emails are just today’s version of writing letters, then why are people so ignorant when sending them? How can someone make 6 figures, yet have the mannerisms of a 4-year-old with this… Continue reading 7 Ways to be a Decent Human Being With Email
This post is exactly what the title says, a rage post. Its 9:20 in the morning and this is what I’m looking at, 40 minutes before my son’s soccer game starts. It all started when my husband and I disagreed this morning about if it’s okay to leave a nine-year-old home alone. He thinks it’s… Continue reading Rage Post- You Don’t Watch My Soccer Practices
I’m writing this in the hopes that someone out there has a genius way in helping me remember which word to use and when. I’ve had relatives correct my grammar and blogging friends, and I welcome the advice. Here are my troublemakers: Your vs. You’re Course vs. Coarse Are vs. Is Lie vs. Lay Effect… Continue reading Words I Misuse
Do you live alone? Perhaps you have no one to answer to except for yourself. Or like me, perhaps you have a spouse and children. It’s gotten to the point where some of the below happens, and all you can do is laugh. Check out my examples below and let me know if you are… Continue reading 6 Ways to Be a Decent Human Being At Home
