Tag: minutiae
Very Merry Duct Tape Mother’s Day
Over the weekend The Husband, E and I headed out to another city to see a dinosaur character and do a nature walk. As we arrived in this city, we noticed an interesting message on the local library sign: (Pause for reaction.) After the laughter subsided, The Husband and I had an entire discussion more »
Dissection of a Half-Eaten Chocolate Bunny
I posted a statistic on my parenting site Facebook page over the Easter weekend that 76% of people say that they eat the ears first on a chocolate bunny from their Easter basket. Because I have nothing better to do I’m supremely interested in all things statistical and research, I was curious about more »
What Oprah’s ‘OWN’ Really Stands For
In case you didn’t know, the little one and I have been sick since around last Wednesday. (I’m not sure how you’ve missed it because I’ve been whining about it well … everywhere.) Because of this, The Husband quarantined the kid and me to the master bedroom to incubate our germs. I’m thinking of crossbreeding more »
Jimmy Fallon, ‘Old’ Marina and Where I Go Wrong with Celebs
I have a confession that may come as a huge shock to you: I’m a smart a**. No, really. I am. I’m not going to lie, I’m like that solely because it amuses me. ME. I’m a smart aleck to my mom and my husband and my daughters. I’m like that to the preschool teachers more »
Declined
You know what’s helpful? When your bank puts a “fraudulent activity” hold on your bank card that they call to tell you about it. There is nothing worse than standing in the line at the store after shopping for an hour and having the credit machine decline your card not once, but twice, when you more »
Why I Hate Valentine’s Day
Now that I’m older, I find that I hate Valentine’s Day. Let me rephrase that: I really hate Valentine’s Day it annoys me because it’s just one more on the very long list of things I need to do and spend money on when I really should be using the money for something else. I’m more »
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