Is it over yet? We’re in the home stretch, right? It’s only been 11 days, you say? Oh. The good news is that I haven’t screwed up yet. [cue fanfare] Here are some things that are helping me resist the urge to spend. 1. I’ve unsubscribed from virtually every retailer email/newsletter list. This helps tremendously. [...]
1. Today is the last day to enter my $150 Old Navy giveaway at What in the Whoorld. Be sure to enter here! 2. I also have a poll up at Babble. Do (or would) you give your children blogging nicknames? Do you think it’s safe or silly? 3. I’m doing a series of posts [...]
1. Alright, ladies. It seems from the tweets and emails and comments I’ve received, many of you will be rocking these pants soon. Since they were on final sale, I said a little prayer that they look smashing on all of you. (They will! I know they will!) I think I have some more of [...]
1. The Whoorl household is illin’ this week. All three of us are drowning in Trader Joe’s tissues, although Wito seems to prefer using his sleeve/toys/sofa arm/remote control/pillow as a snot receptacle. 2. The fact that we all fell ill during Wito’s week off from preschool makes me want to cry, considering I was truly [...]
My bake sale is this Saturday, and I still haven’t decided what to make. Good God, the PRESSURE. I want to make every single item you’ve sent me. The Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies? A sure winner! Cheesecake-Marbled Brownies? Delish! Cookies and Cream Rice Krispie Treats? INTRIGUING. I…I just don’t know right now. Must [...]
1. I’m starting a Blunt Bangs Brigade. (That sounds a little porny, doesn’t it?) I’m inducting Metalia and Kristen as my first two members. Against their will, most likely. Wanna join? You need to have blunt bangs and a missing body. 2. I have a cold. I caught it from Wito, who caught it at [...]
photo of my boys by the lovely angella (who is more than welcome to visit us again and again) fried okra leisurely strolling hand-in-hand with my toddler carousels ocean breezes on my face my husband’s golden olive skin eating cheetos on road trips playing the guitar wito’s marshmallow-like scent (it’s a great mystery!) finding the [...]
Terrible twos, my ass. MY ASS. To any and all of you currently struggling with the terrible twos, I invite you to come spend a couple of minutes dealing with the Impending Threes. Remember this photo from exactly a year ago? I’m almost two and my life is a heaping pile of dog shit. I [...]
Thanks to a very patient cousin (who spent his Sunday evening converting this video from television to computer instead of 12,000 much more exciting activities), I have procured Friday’s Rachael Ray segment for your viewing pleasure. A couple of notes regarding the segment. 1. This was filmed over a year ago. My “20-month-old toddler” is [...]
I’m pretty sure including a 9-year-old movie in a Mamapop guest post covering my CURRENT pop culture obsessions makes me incredibly lame, but here you go. Cooper, you’re an amazing dancer and you’re a great choreographer, but as a boyfriend… you kinda suck.
Well, it’s time to re-pack my bags and head out to Palm Springs for sun, swimming and a little relaxation. When I mentioned to Wito that we were leaving for Palm Springs to see his beloved great-grandparents, he dashed out of the room and returned looking like this: I think he is more excited than [...]
1. Put the salad croutons in the refrigerator and the opened salad dressing in the pantry. 2. Filled a sippy cup per Wito’s request, but handed him a pack of swim diapers instead. The sippy cup could be anywhere at this point. 3. Received an email requesting my Brita FFG post that was due LAST [...]
My mother and I took Wito on a couple of errands this morning. First up, Target, which launched my first completely insignificant tirade of the day. What is the point of having shopping cart return corrals (“corrals” doesn’t seem right, but very Oklahoman, yes?) if there aren’t any carts left outside in the corrals for [...]
1. I deflowered my 7-year-old virginal hair with highlights yesterday! 2. I am in love with a new, organic pressed powder. (It’s a DRUGSTORE brand, holla! I found it at Ulta, which upon walking into the store realized I had a $5 coupon back at my house so I turned around and drove back to [...]
It’s Earth Day, dudes! I thought it would apropos to write about being kinder to our planet. (Oh, wait. I do that EVERY week over here. Oh hahahahaha, silly me.) Yeah, yeah. Okay, here’s the deal. Blake, a fellow FilterForGood writer, tagged me to participate in an Earth Day meme. (Before I go on, have [...]
