Our Master Bedroom: 10 Years in the Making
Almost exactly one month ago today, I shared the following “champagne problem” on my Facebook page: Almost 20,000 people interacted with that Facebook post, leading me to believe our master bedroom...
View Article5 Things I Miss About My Traditional Teaching Gig
I love teaching from home, but I do miss certain things from my traditional classroom. Namely, looking at a person in the face while we talk. Awww, the good ol' days... The post 5 Things I Miss About...
View ArticleGiveaway! Children’s Theater Festival in Pittsburgh
If you’re lucky enough to live in or around Pittsburgh, you know the Cultural Trust is what keeps the arts alive and thriving in our great city. Pittsburgh’s Cultural District is impressive in its own...
View Article412 Food Rescue
I went on a date with Andrew McCutchen last week. By “date,” I mean I rode in a truck that he graciously and generously donated to 412 Food Rescue. When Cutch heard 412 Food Rescue was raising money to...
View ArticleThis is Six
Dear Ella, Even though you won’t be reading or embarrassed by my blog for a few more years, I wanted to document your special day here anyway. Plus, the princess on your card took up all the room where...
View ArticleRight Decisions Right Now
I grew up in a smoking household. When I was in school, my book bag and school supplies reeked of cigarette smoke; I remember the heat of embarrassment any time I flipped the pages of my notebook and...
View ArticleI Don’t Yike You, I Yuve You!! (+ a giveaway!)
My newly minted three-year-old takes after her big sister in a lot of ways. She rocks a mean pair of sunglasses, has a fantastic imagination, and has begun telling me something “sissy” always says:...
View ArticleA Chin Hair In Time
“I’ve been thinking about a vasectomy,” my husband announces as our 3-year-old proudly hands him her booger. I try to disguise the panic in my voice: “Vasectomy?! That’s, like, really final.” “That’s...
View ArticleSummer Book Giveaway!!
I could kiss summer right on the mouth. I love me some sunshine and warm weather, sitting by the pool sipping a cool drink. Watching my kids run through sprinklers, family vacations. Less structure,...
View ArticleWhen Your Toddler Follows You Into the Bathroom. (+ a giveaway!)
Jokes about moms not being able to pee alone have become as mainstream as the stereotype we all share the maternal aspiration to peruse the aisles of Target sans kids while sipping a Starbucks. I’m...
View ArticleWho Said You Could Turn Eight?!
On this day eight years ago, you were gently lifted from my body at 3:30 am. Certain you were my Mia Rose, I slurred liar! when the doctor announced you were a boy. Anesthesia and I never did get...
View ArticleWhy Are You Always On Your Phone?
Those who know my husband know he’s not into devices. He’s ahead of the game when it comes to technology in his classroom, but he still reads an actual newspaper and he’s been known to say, “It’ll...
View Article“Mommy, That’s Your Disappointed Face”
I’ve admitted it before: my face ruins things. Wedding photos, rando photos, live television appearances, feelings that I’d rather keep to myself… Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves? Well,...
View ArticleHard But Necessary: Talking About Fire Prevention
This post is sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association Know what I’ve realized as my kids get older? The baby days were a breeze. Oh yes, I said it. A BREEZE. Give me permanent exhaustion...
View ArticleTake the F*cking Folder!
One of my favorite stories about a matriarch in our family is about trash. Her children shared garbage duty in their house: gather it, bag it, put it out. Not an awful lot to ask of able-bodied teens,...
View ArticleChristmas Countdown
It’s early but I don’t care: let’s talk about Christmas!! Each December, #HusbandWTF and I celebrate each day leading up to the 25th with a fun Christmas Countdown for the kids. Some days we go big:...
View ArticleHoliday Lights at Kennywood
Go ahead, flip your calendar to my favorite month of the year! TOMORROW IS DECEMBER! My family wants to start our annual Christmas Countdown by giving you a gift. If you’re a local pal, you’re familiar...
View ArticleStoopid Tooth Fairy
Last week, my 8-year-old son lost another tooth. My husband, affectionately and appropriately referred to as #HusbandWTF on social media, put the kid to bed that night with nary a reminder of said lost...
View ArticleDestroying Childhood Innocence, One Elf at a Time…
My 6-year-old is a sweet kid. She’s very people-y and can read your mood with a single glance at your face. She’s kind and snugly and wants nothing more than for everyone to get along. She’s also a...
View Article“What’s this Valentine’s Day thing for?”
My kids are young, at ages 8, 6, and 3. Excuse me, ages 8 AND A HALF, 6 I’LL BE 7 IN MAY, and 3 MY BIRFDAY IS SO SOON! The idea of Valentine’s Day is lost on them. It’s too much pink if you ask my son,...
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