It hadn’t occurred to me that before I even wrote this post that someone would be influenced by what I had to say about a new product. Let alone be excited enough to call me just to tell me about buying it the night before – AND tell me about how her kids reacted. I’ve [...]

I find myself sympathizing with Cinderella’s wicked stepmother these days. Not in the “prevent the child from going to the ball” kind of way. But in the “how much more can I give with no thanks or appreciation” kind of way. The princess and I are now living with NBF. Things are going well. She [...]

I’ve been told that the princess is way too busy. With dance 3 days a week and Girl Scouts, she does keep pretty busy. However, I don’t know that I would change that. Dancing is teaching her valuable lessons about moving her body and presenting in public. So, we are going to have to agree [...]

Like most everyone I know, I keep a busy schedule. In fact, as I write this I just finished a 13 hour work day, then picked up the princess from dance class, went to the grocery store, proof read homework, did 2 loads of laundry and have tried to eat dinner twice. (I was mostly [...]

Thank you to TurboTax for sponsoring my writing about household finances.Learn more about how TurboTax can help you find every tax deduction you deserve. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. Ok, so here’s a confession: I spend a lot of time at [...]

I’m taking down the Christmas decorations today—ALL OF THEM. Possibly even the ones I see in public, because I am all done with Christmas. I am usually the first to have my decorations up and be playing the music and planning the magic. But, this year was different. In the guise of compromise and fairness, [...]