Daring Young Mom

I don’t really trust the holes in my washer.
I refuse to put the soap in until the bottom holes fill with water.
Who wants to throw all that detergent into a pock-marked abyss?
Not me.
And so I wait.

With a leettle expert advice, we’ve decided the new roof can wait for a few years while we save up to pay for it in cash. If things get really bad, we may send Laylee and Magoo to live in the attic holding pots and pans. Maybe they’ll make friends with the rats [...]

Come visit me at the parenting post today and see why I’m thinking of hiring a Human Resources director to come live at my house.

What cheers you? What brings you joy? When you need a quick pick-me up during the day, where do you turn?
Paint your toenails all different colors. If you really want to cheer up, paint your daughter’s too. If you REALLY need something extra, paint your son’s as well and see how [...]

Today I got the best comment ever on my blog at The Parenting Post.

“Seriously.. if my name were Magoo I’d want to commit suicide.. I can’t believe people are actually listening to this stupid baby-naming fad.. STOP NAMING YOUR CHILDREN AFTER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS. Also, stop making up new names.. we have a list of names [...]

It’s coming up on two years since Magoo was born and I still struggle with anxiety and depression issues originally triggered by his birth. My brain hurts from thinking about my brain. I’m tired of wondering what constitutes chemical deficiency and what is just normal for a stay-home mother of 2.

Yesterday Dan was microwaving his lunch at work when a woman walked past him into the lunch room, removed his food halfway through its heating cycle and started nuking hers. He was so dumbfounded by this that he just waited for her to finish. When she was done, she left his food on the [...]

Thanks to everyone for your awesome suggestions for Laylee’s faerie birthday. You people know how to part-tay! I’m sending the DYM shirt out to Heffalump for her suggestion of little flower pots and tools so the kids can create their own faerie gardens at home. I love this idea for its creativity, [...]

Pleasure

Romance

and Love

Thank you Dan for the clean kitchen, the flowers and not raising your eyebrows as I drown myself slowly in chocolate.
Happy Decadent Holiday of Catholic Origin everyone!
If you’ve written about love today, leave a link in the comments. For now, go check out Jeana’s awesome post.

Things have been a little strange around our house lately. I refuse to buy bread but I can’t remember how to make it. There is a pink balloon floating around my kitchen, which I think may be partially to blame.
I just cut Magoo’s hair for the first time and although he looks very [...]