Life As I Know It

HELP! Must. Fight. The. FRUMP!

January 19, 2012

Every day, it’s the same routine: wake, make coffee, do my Bible study, and then quickly throw something … anything … on before I start getting the kidlets ready for school. Is my clothing cute and fashionable? Do I turn heads at preschool drop off? Well, yes, but usually because one of the thee kidlets [...]

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Time To Talk Politics

January 17, 2012

January 18th has been designated as an Internet Blackout Day in protest of the SOPA and PIPA bills before Congress. These bills sound good at first mention — supposedly all about protecting copyright infringement — but there is more to them than just that. They are so broadly and yet brutally written that they could [...]

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Preparing For My Worst Nightmare (in a good way)

January 13, 2012 13 comments

You may not have noticed, but I’ve been on a “2012″ kick this week, sharing our Year of Dating project and the “intentional living “resolutions Hubby and I made for the year. And on Facebook, for the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about my organizational goals for the new year.  In 2012, I want [...]

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2012: A Year Of Intentional Living

January 12, 2012 8 comments

Here’s the thing: I’m finished being a second-rate mommy, a second-rate wife, and a second-rate woman. Whew. The past 5 months have honestly been the hardest, most brutal, most ugly months in my years as a wife and a mommy. Ugly, folks. I can blame new-baby syndrome, sleep deprivation, hormones, but the truth is I [...]

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When You Want Proof You Went On A Date …

January 10, 2012 7 comments

Tips for Taking a “Date Night” (or date breakfast) Photo (1) Don’t bring your dslr — take a point and shoot for the ease of the stranger you ask to take a picture of you and your date. (2) Don’t choose a location that caters to the elderly (i.e. Cracker Barrel in the morning) …. [...]

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Hubby’s Gift: A Year of Date Nights

January 10, 2012 14 comments

So, I hinted a few times before Christmas that I had come up with the BEST gift for my husband.  And, I wasn’t exaggerating.  It was, absolutely, the most perfect present for Hubby. I gave that boy a year of pre-planned dates. It’s a simple scrapbook but inside there is one 12×12 page for each [...]

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