Not Lovin’ It- A Mother’s Day Wish

Mother's Day gift guides, reviews, special product placement and sponsored posts have all been pitched to me ad nauseum the last few weeks. I'm over it. What a woman wants for Mother's Day is pretty personal. I usually want the same thing each year. 1. To sleep in. 2. To read the Sunday paper. 3. To not wash one dish or cook one meal. 4. I want my coffee hot. In a 'Join or Die' mug. And if a copy of Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore and L.A. Story happen to wander into my hands I'm happy.  Easy peasy. Pretty simple, really. There's something else too and I want it all the time. 24/7, all year long. … [Read more...]

Watcha Wearing Wednesday- Mom 2.0

I wore a lot of carefully planned and executed looks in the last few days. I was in Laguna Niguel, CA for the Mom 2.0 Summit "being my brand"  to the best of my ability. That brand being me, my blog and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle that includes a love of fashion, accessories and all things beauty related.  I plan on putting a few of the looks up over the next few weeks. Onward with day 1 where I sort of felt like Wonder Woman in my outfit, in more ways than one.  … [Read more...]

DIY Chevron Nails

It's not secret that I have a bit of a nail obsession.  I'm not a pro by any means but I love what Look TV, a NYC based YouTube Channel that focuses on fashion and beauty, sent me . It's a DIY Chevron Nail Art Tutorial, that is quick and pretty simple.  DIY Chevron Nail Art Tutorial … [Read more...]

Watcha Wearing Wednesday- Rainy Days

A wet few days had me feeling tired of cooler temps, drizzling rains and in need of a serious shot of color to brigthen my day. If not, I was going to end up curled under a blanket watching 'Gone with the Wind' on repeat as if I have that kind of life. Instead, I opted for a burst of blue and yellow to brighten my day. … [Read more...]

Scenes from a Weekend

It's my firm belief that weekends are a time to recharge. I feel that more than ever with the addition of the girls. They are tired on Friday afternoon.  They need time to sit in the sun and relax with old friends. … [Read more...]

Good Enough to Be Enough

In the past I have struggled hard to find a balance between work and life.  I continuously felt that if I wasn't working my wheels were spinning out of control.  My control over my work load and how much work I was doing defined me.  At least I thought that  it did and I even thought that I wanted it too.  Yes, I took joy in the time I was home for only 3 days in one month while six months pregnant with my third child.  Maybe it was that I used to hate my work and it was often just a j-o-b.  The last few years weren't like that and it was all new and exciting and I just wanted more.  Like a sponge I wanted to soak up as much as I could.  Then 2012 happened and it was like a giant hand just knocked me on my ass. Or as I like to think of it, God just bitched slapped me and handed me my … [Read more...]

Whatcha Wearing Wednesday

This week is nuts. Like ham sandwich on pumpernickle and rye, balls to the wall insanity.  Between trying to find a new sitter, get work done before Mom 2.0 next week and regular old life and good ol' Aunt Flo messing with my mood I am all over the place. I swear I almost stroked out the other day while trying to cook dinner, sign the kids up for camp and potty train The Fifth Element. So let's just call this the 'my crotch feels like it is falling out and if I have to wear yoga pants I will bash someone's face in' outfit, shall we?  I told you I'm feeling jolly.  … [Read more...]

Uncomplicate with J.Jill

I do a lot of posts about finding outfits that are fashionable yet work with my everyday life, that's what my Wednesday link ups are truly about.  It is about finding your own style in an uncomplicated way.  … [Read more...]

Old Ass Honkey

You know this post was originally titled, "Target Haul" or something incredibly important like that. It was going to be about all the fantastically fun shit I found at Target this past week.  Except, damn.  I'm tired.  And you know why I'm tired?  Because I'm o-l-d, old.  … [Read more...]