LESSONS FROM MY BRIEF AFFAIR WITH HAIR EXTENSIONS
My daughter has the kind of curls that bounce with her when she runs, jumps or dances. Strangers come up to us multiple times a day to comment on how beautiful her curls are. Then they look at me and...
View ArticleLet it Go… and Open a Comedy Club
I sing Let It Go with my daughter ALL DAY EVERY DAY. While I love singing it because she loves it, the song holds a special meaning to me which makes me cry when I think about it. I started out in the...
View ArticleThe Small Picture
Over the past week, I have been looking at the small picture. I’ve always been told to look at the big picture but after the stresses of the pas week, month, and year I prefer the small picture. The...
View ArticleAwards
Yesterday, the nomination list went out for an award I really wanted. I didn’t get nominated and It completely bummed me out. I’ve never won an award, not even a bull shit one. I am super sensitive...
View ArticleEaster Minus My Child
After the jump is a picture of Amelia and Freckles the day she went to her grandparents house for 3 days. His facial expression was how I felt on the inside. After opening up a business and taking care...
View ArticleQuitting?
Have you ever felt like quitting? I think about it a lot and have quit many times in the past. It’s very easy to quit. Especially, when you feel like you are being surrounded by negativity. Lately,...
View ArticleThe Year I Was Silent
A year ago my life was turned upside down. I went from blogging every day, to blogging 5 days a week, to blogging sporadically. I would like to blame the lack of blog posts on time but that would be a...
View ArticleSo about a year ago I deleted a ton of Facebook friends on my personal page. Amelia was starting school and I wanted to have some privacy for her and her new school friends. It seemed like a good idea...
View ArticleSummer is Almost Over
When we decided to put Amelia in day camp, I had all these grand ideas about what I was going to do with my free time. Here were my plans… 1- Deep clean apartment and donate things we don’t need...
View ArticleThank You
When things don’t go your way it’s easy to think the world is against you and nothing good ever happens to you. When in reality you probably have a ton of people in your corner cheering you on. It’s...
View ArticleShannon’s Mind on Mondays: Raising Kind Kids and Cyber Monday
I read a lot of cool stuff on the internet and know about a lot of great sales so I am going to try posting a blog every Monday filled with all my favorite sales and links. So here we go… My daughter...
View ArticleChange is Good
Growing up, I went to the same school from preschool to ninth grade. I was miserable and craved change. I always complained that I lived in the same house, town, and went to the same school. Now that I...
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