Barefoot Bubbly Review! Ohmygosh, yes, please! If it’s time to celebrate, then it’s time for a Barefoot Bubbly review. What are you celebrating? Nothing? PISH-POSH! I subscribe to the tenet that one doesn’t need much of an excuse to celebrate. Exhibit A to celebrating: Found my keys in under five minutes? Didn’t trip on my run? …
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If only there was a simple registry for your family’s Christmas (or birthday) wish list. Christmas is hard work, yo. The baking, the decorating, the shopping. Whew. I needs a vacay just thinking about it. What if your shopping could be made easier? What if there was one place to find all the wishes and …
I am a mother of a son. When he was born and the doctor held him up triumphantly like a much sought after trophy as he exclaimed, “It’s a boy!” I took in a deep breath of relief. A boy. I know boys; I can mother a boy. What if Boy had been a girl? …
Have you ever thought about your unintentional imprint on this world? You know, the pieces of you that make an impression on others when you’re not even thinking about it? Life is surprising and twisty; you never know what’s just around the next bend. It’s the element of surprise that’s my favorite part. Unintentional imprints …
Each year, as Thanksgiving sneaks up on us, I take time to reflect on my blessings. If you’ll indulge me, I’ll do it here this year. ~ My deep gratitude that I was born an American. My family is not descended from the original Americans, but we got here as fast as we could. As …
I’m a take DIY matters into my own hands, kinda gal. I may not know how to do everything the way it needs to be done, but I’m game to try. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links on this page, you support the …
You’ve seen the term, but maybe you’re not quite sure what it means. Let a granny help you out. Lifehack: stuff that makes life easier. If you Google the term you’ll find all kinds of ways to simplify your life. Some of it’s fun and filled with common sense, other hacks are questionable. One thing’s …
I wrote the following piece in 2010, but the sentiment is the same today. Bin Laden has since been found and killed, and while grateful, I take no comfort in a terrorist meeting his fate at the hands of Seal Team 6. This issue is simple for me: Don’t fuck with me or mine, and …
“One is, we should never, ever give up. Two is, you’re never too old to chase your dream. Three is, it looks like a solitary sport, but it is a team.” ~Diana Nyad Diana is the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark tank. She’s also a 64-year-old …
I thought it would be fun to look back over the last six months since Sweet E was born and see what I’ve learned (with apologies to Esquire). #1) The human capacity for love doesn’t spring from one well, but many. My absolute love for my own child is so deep and wide that I …