When I was a kid, I remember the first generic item we purchased. It was a bag of wanna-be Doritos. They came in a yellow bag and we got them at Eagle. Generics were a new thing back then and we weren’t sure what to expect. Surprising ...
Know what I’m doing right now? Typing my blog post on my iPad. Before that, I was playing a game on it and before that I entered something in my nutrition tracking app. A little while ago, I was wondering how much a video game was wor ...
Last year, as part of a discussion in the Collective Bias community, we decided to go a step beyond the traditional gift exchange. As I explained last year, I’m not a fan of exchanging things just for the sake of exchanging. Yes, it& ...
When we first moved to California, DH and I spent a lot of time just soaking up the new environment. There was so much to see and do. So much to take in. So much culture. One of the things I loved most was the change in food. So many restau ...
A few years ago, I sat in the dentist office. My daughters were sitting nearby patiently waiting for their turn to get their teeth checked and cleaned. There was another mom there who commented – in total awe and amazement – ab ...
If you’re anything like me, the scale has always been a thing to hate. No matter what weight I’ve been at, I’ve never been happy. After getting engaged, my dad agreed to go to Weight Watchers with me so I would be at a h ...
In conjunction with Collective Bias and MyComfyCritters, we’re hosting a Critter Twitter Party! I’m sure many of you already know what these are by way of your child’s Christmas “I WANT” List but for th ...
Ahhh… Winter… Holidays. Family. Festivities. Traditions. Fun. And, of course, food. Despite strongly encouraging my husband to let us return to Iowa from Los Angeles, I’m not a fan of the frigid weather that is Winter in I ...
Anybody who has ever eaten at our house knows who wears the apron in the family. Even if you ask my kids who is most responsible for setting off the smoke alarm, they’ll say “Mom!”. That’s okay though because it has ...
Unlike many women, shopping for clothes and shoes just isn’t my thing. I don’t enjoy it and avoid it until my husband tells me I need to update my wardrobe. Instead, I’m perfectly happy perusing the aisles at someplace l ...
