Have you looked in your spam folder lately? Those messages are comedy gold, people. Here’s a sampling from my own spam box, for your entertainment. The spam about 2.5 million dollars Greetings, I am Mrs Anne BRUNO, base in Cote d’Ivoire I write to relate to you of my intention to use my money 2.5 million [Read More]
10 Ways Being a Blogger Makes Me a Better Mom
I’ve been blogging longer than I’ve been on Facebook. I’m sort of proud of that. Why? Because being a blogger makes me a better mom, and I can’t say that about being on Facebook. Here are 10 Ways Being a Blogger Makes Me a Better mom: It’s my creative outlet. Some moms knit or paint. Others like [Read More]
10 Times I Have Been Shown Kindness
On November 13 we welcome World Kindness Day. To celebrate, I’m linking up with the ladies of Tuesday 10, Rabia and Lisa, to share the 10 Times I Have Been Shown Kindness. Originally I thought I would look back on my life over the years and think of 10 epic times. However, the instances of [Read More]
Parenting with Purpose
In college I took an early childhood education class for one reason: I knew nothing about kids. Sure, I’d been a kid. Sure, I’d seen kids. Sure, I knew some kids. But I never raised kids. And, I thought one day I might! Taking that class educated me about child development and equipped me with [Read More]
I Mustache You Some Questions
Normally, if someone told me I had a mustache, I would be offended. However, when the hilarious Kelly L. McKenzie tagged me to play “I Mustache You Some Questions”, I felt honored, not furry-lipped. Kelly asked me 12 questions that I must answer honestly. You’ll see I’ve taken some liberty with the number of answers I give. Whatevs. Then I tag [Read More]
How To Take Over the World
I’m pleased to be your #1 source for foreign policy updates. Earlier this week, you may have caught my blistering exposé on Canada. Now I’m ready to tackle world domination as I participate in a “Finish the Sentence” blogging prompt. The prompt? “The first thing you must do to take over the world…” The first [Read More]
The Surprising Truth about Canada
Did you know I lived in Canada for 3 years? Wait. Do you even know where Canada is? There’s a reason I ask. Back in the 90s, I moved from Vancouver to North Carolina. One of my new American coworkers asked me, “Where exactly IS Canada?” She was serious. Thus, in the spirit of improving America’s foreign [Read More]