“Say what you want about long dresses, but they cover a multitude of shins.” – Mae West Yes, peri-menopause is making me a changed woman. It is doing things to my body and brain that I never knew it could. It is also changing my house. How, you ask? Because menopause is transforming the bedroom […]
Finding the Funny with Guest Blogger Kathy Kate Mayer
Around town, I’m known as the period mom. But getting the ‘tween and teen females in my circle tampon-ready doesn’t have as much to do with swimming, as it does with my own horrifying maxipad childhood, which went something like this: ———————– “You wait here,” I yelled over my shoulder to the cute boy cautiously stepping off Bus #16 […]
Finding the Funny with Guest Blogger Roxanne Jones
Breaking Bad (Wind): Flatulence in Midlife Oh, the indignities of midlife. If sagging skin, a flat ass and dried out lady parts aren’t enough, there’s also flatulence to contend with. I could heat the house I produce so much methane tooting my own horn. I know, I know…talking about farts (or fahts, as we say […]
Moms Share Bedtime Stories of Their SNORING HUSBANDS
Snoring Husbands: A Guest Post with Tina, Lauren, and Marcia Tina, Lauren, and Marcia, and are dedicated writers and mom bloggers who make no bones about their quest for a good-night sleep! Today they confess to being kept awake at night by loud snores from the body sleeping next to them, their husbands! Tina of […]
Finding the Funny With Guest Blogger Cheryl Nicholl
I was born pretty. (At least by my grandfather’s standards). He told me so, every time I saw him, and I believed him. My mother and father were beautiful. A beautiful couple. They bred well. My sister is a knock-out. It’s the genes. I never much thought I let it define me, but as […]
Finding the Funny with Guest Blogger Barb Best
TOP TIPS 4 OUR DARLING 20-SOMETHINGS Many of us have 20-Somethings… the youngest of the millennials. Many are “boomerang kids” or low flying offspring of helicopter parents. We suspect we may have hindered their development by being pathologically overprotective and overscheduling their childhoods. But, who knows, maybe some day those clarinet lessons, lacrosse skills, and […]
Finding the Funny with Guest Blogger Lisa Listwa
There are some family stories that become legendary the moment they happen. They are the stories that are so completely unbelievable, that they simply have to be true. You know the kind – the ones that make people say “wow, you can’t make up stuff this good.” It’s true – you really can’t. Being a new […]
Finding the Funny with Alisa Schindler
I get my ass kicked. Everyone around me jumped up and down in Lululemon workout gear, while I sported the very latest in ratty maternity wear circa 2005. Not that I just had a baby or anything as frightening as that. It’s just that all my comfy, old maternity clothes wound up as pajamas […]
Finding the Funny with Guest Blogger Linda Melone
How an Eating Disorder Taught Me the #1 Rule For Achieving a Healthy Body By Linda Melone I spent many years hating my body. It all began in my late teens. At that time a certain modeling school was all the rage. I won’t name names but let’s call it Carbizon. I decided to become a […]
Finding the Funny with Guest Blogger Linda Wolff
If It’s Not Me, It’s Carmen Miranda: Fashion Mistakes Of My Youth By Linda Wolff I cringe at the thought of my first (and only) date with Mr. Handsome. I had a HUGE crush on him and his chiseled features for years. He was several years older, so naturally, I wanted to wear something special. […]
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