Do you know there’s an actual website that counts the deaths and injuries that occur on Black Friday? Since 2006, they’ve given an overall total and listed how the death or injury occurred. It didn’t help matters that last night, a black cat darted out in front of my car before shopping. Thanks a lot… Continue reading Black Friday, Like the Purge But With Less Deaths
Who invents prayers? I don’t mean the “please God, let last year be the last year I must hide the Elf on the Shelf” or the “please God, let them take the trash one more time then I swear I’ll pay the bill” kind of prayer. I’m talking about the prayers we see on prayer… Continue reading A Thanksgiving Prayer
Normally for Halloween we are pretty good about getting the boys costumes about 2 weeks in advance. It’s not obnoxiously early and there is still some selection. This year, we’ve had soccer tournaments every weekend and practice in the evenings. That being said, we went out for a costume (yes, singular, the teen is too… Continue reading 4 Halloween Costumes Under $10
As I sit in our vacation home, someone already had Say Yes to the Dress on the tv. I promised myself I wouldn’t watch shit like this but it’s sucking me in. How does one buy a dress for $8,000? My dress was from a Lazarus department store’s wedding shop that was going out of… Continue reading Florida, Just Like Jurassic Park
I’ve stayed at a ton of hotels in my lifetime, thanks to many years of business trips and occasionally a little to no lodging budget. Some of the best hotels included the Soho Grand, The Mondrian, The W in New Orleans, Atlanta and NYC, The Shore Club and my personal favorite, The Hotel at the… Continue reading 6 Tips on How to Avoid S*** Hole Hotels
For each holiday, there are a few commercials that are played no matter how old they are. For instance, there are alway 2 commercials that pop up for Christmas. One is the black and white Liz Taylor commercial where she throws her diamond earrings on the table pronouncing, “these have always brought me luck”. The… Continue reading 5 Gifts Women Don’t Want for Valentine’s Day
That is what I’m calling it. I’ve officially coined it. When I get around to it, I’ll probably trademark it. Do you guys get this way, a week before Christmas? You begin to freak out? I begin to freak out and 90% of it is based around gift giving. The other 10% is about food… Continue reading The Christmas Freak Out
Folks, we have an issue. Like a church on a Sunday morning, where the faithful have their arms raised up praising God, my son has pledged his devotion to the fashion gods. We’re fucked. Gone are the days I could glide into Payless Shoes, slap down $10 bucks and walk out with a pair of… Continue reading What the F*** is Supreme Clothing?
Seriously I want to ask you guys this. Have any of you ever received a brand new (not used) luxury car with a gigantic red bow on top? No? Me neither. So how is it without fail, Lexus, Infiniti and BMW, feature commercials of Stepford families jumping up and down in excitement, in front of their… Continue reading Who Buys Someone a Car for Christmas?
My friend NC and I had planned a Cricut day for 2 weeks. What’s a Cricut? It’s the machine I was obsessed with this spring, realized how much time it took and for the past 6 months it has collected dust in my front room. You can read the link I posted above about my… Continue reading Crafting With Hot Mess
