When my daughters were born, dressing them in adorable outfits was so much fun. They have always been small for their age so they didn’t grow out of their clothes very fast. I could rotate my favorite outfits for months. For a while, ...
Do you ever have something happen and at the time you don’t realize how significant it is? In the early 1990s, I had one of those experiences. As we sat huddled around a computer surfing on CompuServe, we were amazed at the ability to ...
Last year, when asked what she wanted for Christmas, my daughter was solid that McKenna, the 2012 Girl of the Year from American Girl was her one positive want. She consistently informed us that “You can only get her until the end of ...
Each year I try to drop hints to my wife about things that I might link for Christmas. Usually it’s small stuff like new gloves, a gadget to play with or something for the yard. Things I do need, but don’t buy for myself. I f ...
I think I’ve mentioned before that recently I’ve taken up running. Well, more like jogging, but I am able to get 10+ miles in per week and at a reasonable sub-10-minute pace. I won’t even admit where I started last winte ...
There is a whole lot more to getting in shape than just saying “I want to get in shape.” That may be the first emotional step, but there are a lot of physical steps that need to follow. And when I say “Physical steps” ...
I really hate to admit this but my kids have no faith in my fashion sense. At all. I guess I can’t blame though because I rely on my husband to help me buy new clothes. I’m perfectly happy in jeans and a sweatshirt but that isn& ...
Guilty as charged. Like 99.9% of all guys out there, I am only concerned with my underwear when there is a problem. NO, not that kind of problem…the “hey, there’s nothing clean to wear” problem. At last count I ha ...
It’s been less than a week since I returned from BlogHer and I have so much to do and say. Posts are coming, I promise, as soon as I crawl out from the avalanche of emails that were waiting for me when I returned. (And the avalanche o ...
As many of you know, I’ve been on a quest to lose weight and be healthier. It’s something that DH and I are tackling together, as a team, and I couldn’t be happier about it. Yesterday, I logged onto MyFitnessPal to see t ...