foodgawker: Is It Still Worth The Effort? This post is aimed towards food bloggers, but if you just love food, or are looking for a place to find recipes for more food, there’s some interesting info below. What the heck is foodgawker and is it still worth the effort? Most every online foodie, almost every …
Time to Be Who You Are and Say What You Feel There is no time like RIGHT NOW. I mean it: time’s a’wastin’. Be brave – it’s time to channel your inner Dr. Suess. Or, as I like to say: it’s time to lean in. Leaning in has always been a method of growth …
Do Grandparents Get Jealous of the Other Grandparents? Yes, yes they do. Who else just got uncomfortable? If you are a parent, if you are a grandparent, you know that there can be some jealousy between grandparents. It’s okay. While jealousy between grandparents is absolutely normal, it doesn’t have to signal war. Do grandparents …
Perimenopause Can Suck It #5: It’s All The Rage Perimenopause rage – hormonal anger – can SUCK IT! Can I get an AMEN? Mrs. Tucker is a sunny gal, y’all. Easy to get along with. Full of happiness and optimism. Silly². Except when she ain’t. Witness: Part One: Perimenopause Part Two: Perimenopause Part Three: Perimenopause …
What I Ate During Chemo TL;DR: anything I could handle, but as you’ll see below there aren’t any rules. Omgosh, it hasn’t even been that long since my diagnosis and even I’m tired of hearing about it. ~snort~ But, chances are if you know someone going through chemo, you know someone who is having a …
May is Melanoma Awareness Month: Check Yo’Self! Each year I like to bring attention to the fact that it’s important to check yourself for skin cancer. Not a particularly fun topic to nudge you about, but a necessary and serious one. That’s what we skin cancer survivors like to do, you know: nudge you! Check …
Super Soakers are my go-to method to kill wasps naturally. So naturally (just NO with the puns, Patti), I’m going to share my amazing no-fail lifehack with you. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links at no cost to you!~ Um, a Super Soaker Lifehack? What have we become here at OMT? Brilliant, …
Home remedies for a UTI – 10 treatments I tried – Updated. Are home remedies for UTIs fact or fiction? I recently had a UTI and didn’t want to take unnecessary antibiotics. Wondering if there was any truth to home remedies, I did some Internet research. What follows is my own experience with 10 …
The birds and bees talk is always fun, ain’t it? Oh, behave! But, that’s not the talk we’re discussing today (DANG IT!). The one I’m offering, is the talk about dying, and what your wishes might be upon your death, you know, if you go first…or second…or last, even. Having the death talk is important, …
10 rules upon my death?! For the reals? Think of this as a not-to-be-taken-completely-seriously guide to final wishes, or a fun-time death note. I met a fellow writer for coffee and the talk turned to how I handled my diagnosis with humor. I laughed because it’s pretty much how I handle everything; it’s in my …