I just about had a heart attack when I got a phone call this morning from the health nurse at the high school, saying that my daughter was having chest pains. I swear, I bolted like a dog hit in the a$$ with a firecracker, I was out the door, wet hair, no make [...]
Tags: advice, AP, child, heart attack, senior year
I swear you don’t know how good you have it till it’s gone. Part of me wishes that things could be the way that it once was. Unable to find full time or employment at all sucks balls. Countless job applications, with little to no results, makes a person wonder & question their competence & [...]
Tags: aha moment, dream, family, new path, reflection, thankful, unemployment
This July makes 3 years since I left a great job, my awesome friends & family, the place I called home for 15+ years, a place where my daughters made their 1st steps, there 1st words, experienced their 1st year in school, there 1st crush, many 1sts. Only to venture back to [...]
Tags: beginnings, experience, Life, motherhood, new start, parenthood
It’s my NEW HP Pink Mini Netbook with matching neoprene case!! It’s soooooo cute & girly! It’s a bloggers dream! Fits perfectly in your purse, so you can blog from just about anywhere.
What I absolutely love about it is the keyboard. It’s about the same size of a normal computer keyboard, so no feeling like [...]
Tags: Adobe, affordable, compact, computer, HP, HP Pink mini, McAfee, netbook, Photoshop Elements, QVC
Don’t think so? Just look around. It’s rare not to see a person buried in their Blackberry or IPhone. Cell phones have become one of the most convenient gadgets to have. Especially with our continued advancement in technology, these handy gadgets have become the new way of communicating with our friends, families and colleagues. But [...]
Tags: addiction, habit, technology, teens, texting, tweens, youth
with Ms. Drama Mama (the 19 yr. old) & her boyfriend. What is the argument over? Well it’s not to end world hunger or the need for world peace. Well here it goes, we’re out & about shopping and of course she’s texting her boyfriend the whole time. When suddenly who happens to appear… [...]
Tags: advice, arguments, boyfriend, drama, girlfriend, mom, patience, Relationships, teens, understanding
I’m going to reveal my secret to younger looking skin. Ok…. I’m not sure if it’s just pure genetics (half Okinawan) or the products or both. But I always get the same reaction when people ask my age & I respond, “40″. Yup, hit the big 4-0 this past May and I wear that [...]
Tags: Allure Magazine, anti-aging, Apricot Scrub, Blistex Deep Renewal, Cream Cleanser, Definity, Face Wash, lip treatment, Nivea, Olay, Regenerist, serum, Skin Firming Moisturizer Q10 Plus, skincare, St. Ives, Total Effects
Yesterday, I walk into the room and see my 19 year old daughter on the floor crying as if the world as she knows it has come to an end. I knew right away, uh oh, boyfriend problems again. Relationships in general have always been something that she has struggled with most of [...]
Tags: boyfriend, commitment, dating, daughter, girlfriend, Relationships, teens
Me” time?? What is that exactly? I can’t even remember the last time I had time for just myself. Heck, the last time I had a professional mani or pedi, was like…….hmmmm……damn has it really been that long…… 3 years!?!?! Like holy moly!! Ok, so don’t start getting all grossed out or anything, it’s [...]
Tags: alone time, me, mommy time
Oh my gosh, you ever have one of those days that you want to rip all your hair out & scream like a total crazy a$$ whack job? Yup, I was having one of those days. I swear, Ms. Drama Mama graduates high school & thinks she is the royal sh**. It took everything in [...]
Tags: mom, teenagers, venting