Experienced Bad Mom

Not Just a Bad Mom, But an Experienced Bad Mom

The one about raising a teenage boy

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Did you know that I am the middle of three girls? That’s right, no brothers. Which is important because I’m continually surprised about things while raising a teenage boy. Things like: That bodily function jokes are so funny. How any one person could have so much energy. That boys seemingly cannot think of more than [Read More]

Conversations With My Family About 80s Music

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The following is a true story about a family listening to 80s music on a road trip. I have changed their names to protect the innocent. I’m kidding. Usually I don’t mention their names anymore because supposedly that makes me an oversharing, hyper mommy blogger. I digress. The scene A couple weekends ago my family [Read More]

Little Ways to Make Extra Cash

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Today I’m sharing little ways to make extra cash. I say little because you’re not going to become a millionaire through them. But, they are relatively easy and convenient, so why not try them? (It’s like that yogilates class that’s offered down the hall from my office during my lunch hour for only $5. How [Read More]

The Funny Truth about Making Dinner for Your Kids

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“If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it,” said the iconic Erma Bombeck. Was she talking about dinnertime with kids? Who knows. But her advice is certainly applicable to the nightly chore that — let’s face it — usually falls on moms because we are the ones who get stuff done. So [Read More]

Four Reasons To Try Basic Invite

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When Basic Invite contacted me about a sponsored a post, I was excited to try designing my own custom party invitations and cards with them. First, though, I had to double check that Basic Invite wasn’t just a wedding invitation company. After all, that ship has sailed, hopefully for the only time. Second, I wanted to [Read More]

Simply Summer Highlights

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As summer 2017 winds down, I like to look back at the memories we made. I am definitely one of those people who LOVES summer. Here are my favorite summer highlights: My son turned 14. I might be biased, but I think he’s becoming such a handsome young man. He played in a summer hockey [Read More]

11 Awesome Movies To Watch Again That Are 30 Years Old

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Earlier this summer I caught Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Rene Russo on Good Morning America talking about the 30th reunion of ‘Lethal Weapon’. Remember Murtaugh and Riggs? It got me thinking about other movies from 1987 that are worth revisiting, too. Because little did I know it as a teenager back in 1987, but [Read More]

Thoughts I Have During Yogilates Class

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I’ve been taking a yogilates class once a week for ten years now. For those of you who may not know, yogilates is a blend of yoga and pilates. (Yes, it would be much better if it was a blend of yoga and lattes!) I can’t believe I’ve been subjecting myself to such torture, er, [Read More]

A Guest Post from Scooter the Cat

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Hello! I’m Scooter the cat, a calico from Michigan. If I were a toddler, I think I’d say I’m 22 months old. But I’m not toddler, silly. I’m a cat. So I’m almost 2 years old. My mom’s busy doing summer stuff so she asked me to guest post on her blog. I’m busy, too, [Read More]

Remembering the Summer of 2007

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Where were you the Summer of 2007? Can you believe that was ten years ago? Maybe your whole life has changed since then. Or maybe not. Ten years ago I had a baby and a four-year-old. My daughter was in that baby sweet spot, too. I’m talking about ages 6-9 months where a baby can [Read More]

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