Dan and I have been friends for almost fifteen years; ten of which when we worked together at an ad agency. Obviously everything we created was nothing short of spectacular, however, occasionally a project would reek such creative brilliance that it deserved the highest possible compliment, "Wow. You really brought the whole ass on that one." We have since parted ...
What I learned about myself and others from a blog post that went viral
A few months ago I hit the blogging jackpot when I wrote a post that went viral. If you are like every other person in the world who I've discussed this with, your eyes went a little glassy just now. The conversation usually goes something like, "Hey! How's it going with the old blog?" "Great! I had a post go viral a while back!" Then... the curtains come down. At ...
Just Thank God You Didn’t Have To Give Birth To Anything With Hooves
Last week as I was on my knees simultaneously scraping what by my best guess was a bloody booger off the wall and praying a runaway train barreled through our house to put a quick end to the spring break misery, I decided enough was enough. Fin. I pried the girls' claws out of each others faces and announced that we were going on a spontaneous yet completely awesome overnight ...
This Is The Last Time I’ll Talk About Listen To Your Mother. Until Next Year.
If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you're probably thinking, "oh my GAWD will she just move on from this stupid talk thingie already." Otherwise you're thinking, "Wow - I should really follow her on Twitter and Facebook so I can be a part of all motherhood talk and poop-related breaking news!" Either way, you're right. So, without further adieu, here it is. The ...
bun(ny) in the oven
Yesterday as I was standing in the backyard inspecting our weeds, wondering if it was legal to do a controlled burn in a residentially zoned neighborhood, I noticed something strange. A rabbit had built a nice cozy home smack in the middle of our yard... complete with a nursery. At first I was like aw HELLS no lady... this yard isn't big enough for the both of us but then ...