My daughter is wrapping up her senior year ice hockey season right now and this Hockey Mom is emotional. No more stinky equipment in the back of the family truckster. No more exhilarating wins or devastating losses. No more jokes with the other Hockey Moms in the lobby at the ice rink as we kill [Read More]
My Whiny Baby Review of Noom, The First Month
Last month I started Noom and shared my honest thoughts early on. In a nutshell, it’s a diet and you will lose weight if you stick to the 1300 calories/day they suggest. (Now, what happens when you start eventually start eating >1300 calories/day like a normal person who isn’t dieting is kinda obvious to me: [Read More]
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How To Feed A Water Polo Team Breakfast
My son, 15, joined his high school water polo team this fall. I laughed and laughed. This was the kid that hated getting his face wet when he was little! And now he was in the pool 5 nights a week and 3 mornings a week for 2 fun-filled months. Yup. Nights AND mornings. Now, [Read More]
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5 Instagram Posts You Won’t See From Me on Unremarkable Files
Have you heard of Instagram? I’m kidding. Of course you’ve heard of Instagram! (No offense to my mom who might not have heard of Instagram–she still refuses to use Facebook.) Have you heard of Jenny Evans’ hilarious blog Unremarkable Files? If you answered yes to both of those questions, then you’re in for a treat. [Read More]
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The Right Way to Eat Out with Baby
In my gut I knew that it was too late to take our baby out for dinner. He was acting a little fussy and it was nearly 7 pm. Nonetheless, my husband and I were desperate for a night out and figured we could handle anything that came our way. Fast forward twenty minutes later. [Read More]
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Experienced Bad Mom Goes Grocery Shopping
Photo source I ran into a neighbor while grocery shopping last week. She’s the mother of two teenagers. As we chatted, I glanced into her basket. It held nothing but healthy stuff: apples, broccoli, whole wheat flour, etc. Everything was good for you. Meanwhile, my cart was overflowing with crap. I did have apples, bananas, [Read More]
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I Feel Like Chicken Tonight
I’m coming clean. This is what I fed my kids for dinner one night last week. I don’t know what’s more disturbing: 1. That it’s a frozen kids meal that consists of mostly beige, processed food, 2. That the box is really trying to claim it’s good for kids: white meat chicken! whole grain! protein! [Read More]
