Hold up your hand at eye level, several inches away, palm towards your face. Focus on your fingers. Then slowly move your hand towards your face. I dare you not to lose focus without your eyes crossing.
That’s how motherhood has been feeling for me lately.
Of the many things I feel I’ve maybe sorta botched in the motherhood department, [...]
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- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 19th, 2010
- Category: Motherhood
- Comments: None
Motherhood Makes My Eyes Cross
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 18th, 2010
- Category: Kijiji, Online Life, Opportunity, Personal
- Comments: 8
Stacey’s Excellent Blogging Adventure
This Sunday night, long after I’ve attended this:
and spent some quality time with them:
I’m leaving things to him:
and hopping on one of these:
and staying here:
so I can meet with the folks from:
to learn more about and give my feedback on their online classified service, called:
The whole thing has left me feeling a little like this:
and [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 15th, 2010
- Category: Adult Fiction: General, Book Reviews, Books to Be (C) Chewed & Digested, By Genre, By Rating, Personal, Read It Now
- Comments: 2
Review From My Bookshelf: Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
I won this book about a year ago from another blog’s giveaway, and for some reason have let it sit at the bottom of my To Be Read pile.
Having now just finished it, though, I feel like shouting: I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK! Times like this make a booklover crazy there isn’t someone sitting just across the room with whom [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 15th, 2010
- Category: Motherhood, Online Life, Personal
- Comments: 1
It’s Not What You’re Called, It’s What You Answer To
Yesterday the New York Times ran a grossly misplaced article in their “Fashion” section about mommy bloggers called Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand. It seems the author – a mommy blogger herself – came to a small regional blogging conference under the guise of shooting the breeze, and ended up producing [...]
The Wind’s Will
I took the puppy outside the other morning and it hit me: winter in Houston is OVER. The grass was damp, though it had not rained. The air was peppered with wings of bugs both big and small. The familiar taste of humidity was on my tongue. My heart sank as I remembered how difficult [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 11th, 2010
- Category: My TV Addiction, Personal
- Comments: 5
My BFFs from Reality TV
My name is Stacey, and I am a Reality TV addict. (::hangs head in mock shame::)
It’s only gotten worse since the arrival of our DVR last month, too! Now I can record Housewives (I prefer Orange County and New York), America’s Next Top Model, The Millionaire Matchmaker, and so much more!
As embarrassing as it can be [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 10th, 2010
- Category: Funny, Personal, So Random, Wordless Wednesday
- Comments: 4
You Say Tomato
Most people would probably look at this store and – if they’re from the South – recognize it as one of several in a chain of Ingles (as in someone’s last name) grocery stores:
However, not being from the South, my husband and I laughed our heads off, because we saw it this way:
(inglés is “English” [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 8th, 2010
- Category: Faith, Family, Motherhood, Personal, Teenagers
- Comments: 6
Flies, Honey, and My 16yo Daughter
There’s a lot more Mama Drama rolled into this story, but I’ll give you the short version:
16yo daughter screwed up, I gave her a 2nd chance – with very clear stipulations attached.
16yo daughter plowed through stipulations and blew it again, I grounded her for 2 weeks.
Too bad, so sad. The end. Or was it?
Now, if this had been maybe even [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 4th, 2010
- Category: Family, Motherhood, Now What?, Personal, Toddler
- Comments: 2
Toddlers Can Be Such a Tough Crowd
Looking for a totally discouraging experience? Follow these proven steps to motherhood angst, and you’ll be on your way!
First: observe your toddler throwing the most irrational tantrums – knocking down dining room chairs, biting his big brother, hitting the dog, violently pullings plugs out of the wall, and clearing the kitchen counters with huge sweeps [...]
- Author: Stacey
- Published: Mar 3rd, 2010
- Category: Adult Nonfiction: Reference, Book Reviews, By Genre, By Rating, Personal, Pretty Me, Read It Now
- Comments: None
A Book to Help Even the Frumpiest Among Us (and That Would Be ME)
I mentioned back in my “Prettiest Me” post (which detailed my new-found awareness of all things Beauty) a book I’ve been referring to often in my research. It’s Nina Garcia’s The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own.
This book is nearly perfect in every way. It’s clear, straightforward, shows the hows [...]














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