This post is not for the faint hearted. Or those who are opposed to foul language. For the rest of us, who’s happy that Terrorist Mother Fucker is dead? Sorry, “Effer” wasn’t cutting it this time. My weekend started out as usual… too many...
In case you have been living off the grid for the past year, you should know there has been a Royal Wedding Dress Unveiling! (Oh, and a wedding too: Prince William and Catherine Middleton have been hitched.) Congratulations on the excellent choice of dress Cate! And...
Usually by the time Mother’s Day rolls around, I am pooped from celebrating Easter and all of the April birthdays we have in our family. Spring is also heavy duty soccer season in our household so we are on the go from San Francisco to Morgan Hill every weekend....
After many summers of playing on the backyard play structure, my kids finally out grew it last year. We decided that it was the perfect time to clear out that area and plant a vegetable garden. We built wooden boxes and filled the area with pea gravel so that we would...
Earth Day is a time for reflecting on our planet…and finding new cool iPhone apps! A stretch? Well, being that its Earth Day today, I thought I would share a cool iPhone app that was shown to me by dooce’s blog. I have been having a ton of fun with it. Try...
I am not even close to a green thumb. Give me a plant and I can kill it by just standing next to it for too long. I am glad that my kid did not get the black thumb gene passed down to him. He just finished some preschool projects where they got to plant seeds in...
…and sunburns are painful…and red. This is the time of year that we start venturing to the beach with our glaring white skin and attempt to cover every inch in sunscreen. It never works, we can never get all the spots, and someone in my family ends up...
Now that my littlest baby is thirteen (and a couple of inches taller than I), I am officially the mother of three teenagers. Ack. This article is not about their angst, they are actually all pretty mellow, happy kids. It’s about my angst in regards to being the...
No, I haven’t bought a car. Yet. I think it’s time I start searching for my next car. I do love a new “project”. Although projects like these usually end before they get started. For me, the entire process of buying a car is right up there with...
Having a Girl Scout means lots of cookies around our house in February. I was excited about Girl Scout cookie season until we became buried under a leaning tower of leftover boxes of cookies. And…drumroll…I was getting sick of them! Impossible. After one...
I was thinking about talking about the endless shades of gray that are available right now, but then I looked out my window at a gorgeous blue sky and decided that I’m done with gray for awhile now that Mother Nature seems to be done PMSing all over California....
I will start out this “Friday Finds” post by telling you what I “found” this morning. Having a cat and a dog is not always pretty. “Gifts” from the cat and dog are NEVER pretty. Without completely grossing you out, I will leave the...
I definitely don’t consider myself a super fabulous baker– except for my chocolate chip cookie dough, which is better than sex – but I always give it my best effort. Okay, I lied. I often give baking minimal effort because why would I knock myself out when I...
Coordinating a baby shower isn’t as hard as you think. The Simon+Kabuki “Goo Goo” Shower Kit helped a bunch for my baby shower (a while ago). Set up for 24 people, it comes with plates, cups, napkins, games, coasters, clear boxes, basket grass, and...
So last week I was drowning in winter blahs and looking into liposuction and having my old head replaced with a nice new wrinkle-free head. This week the sun is shining and fruit trees are blossoming and I’m feeling much better about, well, everything. God, how...
I dedicate this post to the person on the internet (whoever you are) who wrote “using a template to design your blog would be like using a tax form to write poetry”. Amen. For me, having something to say comes easy, but making it look good on a platform I...
“Someday” is now here! And look what we found! We are so excited to announce that our notebooks have finally appeared in Target! It’s a pretty awesome feeling if we do say so ourselves. We are thrilled at the start of this new adventure and look...
My daughter wanted a canopy bed (who doesn’t?) Kids grow up and the twin beds just don’t cut it any more. I was lucky enough to have a friend (Erin) who’s daughter was leaving for college and they needed a new home for this cute canopy bed. Sure...
With the recent sadness of the past two weeks, I think spring should be more than ever a time for renewal, positive vibes, and forward thinking optimism. A spring cleaning for the soul if you will. The tree outside our office is doing it’s best blooming even...
Do you ever just wake up and feel like you aged 5 years overnight? It might just be the winter blahs, or the 500 milligrams of sodium I had for dinner, but I woke up looking like I’d been run over by a truck. I have these awful mornings more often in winter when...
Lately I have been drawn to designing and decorating with more natural surfaces, texture, layers, patterns and vintage objects. This trend using canvas, wood and neutral colors is popping up everywhere. It’s very warm and nostalgic but not too stuffy, and it...
I’m starting to plan my daughters birthday party which makes me overly giddy about decorating around a theme. Theme parties, being the standard, can involve everything from invitaions to outfits. Seems pretty different from when we were kids. My mom was very...
I am in an empowering mood today. A lot of challenging things have come my way lately and in order to avoid being swallowed up I have begun the habit of waking up in the morning with game face on ready to hit the ground running. So today’s DIY is about knowing...
I love to clear clutter and be organized. The joke around my house is you need to guard your drink glass because mommy will take it and wash it before you are done with it. Or mommy will recycle the newspaper before anyone gets a chance to read it. Every once in a...
Today is Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday (or huesday as we like to call it). Time to eat, drink, and be colorful. Can’t make it to New Orleans? You can still celebrate in spirit by just adding lots of spice and color to your life. Break out the colorful beads and...
