Through the haze of sickness we’ve had around these parts I have completely forgotten about Mother’s Day. Not only have I forgotten that I should probably buy my own mother something but I have absolutely no idea what I would like. Truthfully I don’t really want anything except maybe a child that isn’t vomiting and [...]

I’m still pretty new to this whole blogging thing but over the past few months I have gotten a couple of e-mail messages from marketing people asking me to write something for their product or service. Most of these communications seemed very much like form letters and I know many other bloggers also receive such [...]

I think what makes a gift memorable can be two very different things depending on if it’s a good memory or a bad one. The good kind are usually a result of some heartfelt sentiment behind the gift. The bad kind are usually more about the actual gift itself, because really most gifts have good [...]

With all the lead and date rape drugs and recalls in toys we’ve just decided to give up on toys all together. There is something to be said about a good ‘ole household item as a toy. In fact for Boggie’s first Christmas and birthday this year my plan is to buy myself something and [...]

I have always dyed my hair myself. Well that isn’t entirely true. The very first time color was applied to my hair it was for my 16th birthday at a salon. My mother let me dye my hair at the salon with a temporary gloss. I wanted it to be red, like My So Called [...]