You have no idea how much I want to do this to my house

Never compare yourself to others – its probably a sin, but The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills almost instantly made me feel so Good about my life and myself in general. Who would have thought the rich and envied were nothing more than “Mean Girls” still living in the High School mentality. Drama from beginning…

[ad#linkaboveadsense] [ad#468x15brownletters] I will be adding to this post, old entries will be lower than new entries. At this time my girls are 1 and 4 years of age, lets hope I survive them. 1) Things I must remember to teach the girls: Don’t waste your time trying to befriend the “popular people”. They will…

[ad#linkaboveadsense] [ad#468x15brownletters] My husband and I are doing our best to be “organic”. It’s slow going and expensive, but for the most part we are making it work. A few weeks ago I was on the phone with my non-organic sister confessing my guilt at purchasing a harsh chemical cleaner for our bathroom. I felt…

Once upon a time in my 20’s I lived in Philadelphia. And once upon my 20’s the Big City Philly Girl returned to visit her roots in Maine. I was visiting my father for a week when he realized the clerk at Ye Ol’ Wheels and Deals forgot to charge my father for 2 of…

Riley: Mom, I want this? Me: No. Riley: Moooooom? Me: No – 1 Riley: But I don’t have this is blue. Me: No – 2 Riley: Moooom, (aggravated sigh) what are you doing? Me: I’m counting how many times I have to say no after the initial no. Riley: That’s stupid. What if I don’t…

Today I went in to apply for government assistance/state aid for my youngest child. However, I knew we’d never be approved, but to get any type of help navigating the system, we must first apply for the basic government assistance, be rejected and only then can we apply for the aid we can actually get…