When you're a new parent, you'll do just about anything to survive that first year. You'll let your baby sleep in the swing until he four months old. You'll fall asleep breast feeding with your baby in your bed just so you get more sleep because you're working full time. You'll let him watch "Yo Gabba Gabba" because dinner isn't gonna magically appear on the table. [...more]
For months I have said how much I hate running but then I came down with this chest cold and it’s killing me each day I’m not running. Someone smart (my mom) once told me that if I hate something, then I hate something. Does that makes sense? I ran today and felt like I [...] [...more]
Can’t the company think of a better name? Spanx sound like a way of saying pantyhose. What about the word “tights” – I think we should call them tights for now. [...more]
"Singles moms with no college education and small hungry kids. Small hungry kids who she wanted to send to Catholic school. You know those uniforms are expensive." [...more]
She was always upfront in saying “well, you might be a shot” followed by “if you’re good, you can pick out a Barbie.” It always worked. I can’t wait until Lil B gets his little bribes. [...more]
One of the things I miss about Nebraska is our family cabin we spent many summers enjoying. Each spring, my brothers and I would anxiously wait for Memorial Day and hope that the weather was nice enough to enjoy our little cabin near the Platte River. Our cabin was modest – two rooms – a [...] [...more]
At the beginning of October, my mom would put up our paper Halloween decor on the front doors and the windows. When my mom would put those up, you knew the Halloween countdown was on. [...more]
You see, South Omaha and my mom go hand and hand. Some see South Omaha as the poor part of town. The way I see it, it's a lifestyle choice rich with the history of the Polish and Czech. My mother was both. [...more]
I’m sad but Lil B wasn’t too into his Halloween costume. Maybe he will understand next year? He didn’t want to wear the tiger cat hat or the gloves and he didn’t like the black whiskers he dad painted on so he could go get photos so we ditched the photos and took some at [...] [...more]
I remembered that next month was National Novel Writing Month. Maybe this is my opportunity to get back in the game and writing away? Can I do NaNoWriMo in November? I'm sure gonna give it the ole college try. [...more]
