About a month ago, I hit a bit of a breaking point. The kids were home for the summer, and I'd been running myself ragged, trying to keep up with social media for the Blogging Betties Podcast. Unfortunately, as we all know, there's no such thing as keeping up with social media. It's like the mail. [...]
Suck It Up, Buttercup
September 4, 2014 – Posted in: Blogging, Elfie, Grown-up Friends, Me Time, Memories, Nevada, Newt, Parenting, Reno, Tammy Thinks, TravelYou know that phenomenon where you put off calling a friend or writing an email because it's going to require carving out a chunk of time that you won't have until you're, I don't know, 90 (which is probably still wrong because my 90-year-old aunt is still pretty frickin' busy)? Or like how you'd really like to clean the inside [...]
How Magicstick Can Save Your Butt
January 17, 2014 – Posted in: Family, Memories, Okay That's Funny, Things To Do with KidsAbout a month ago, I wrote this on my Facebook Page: I'm trapped at the kids' martial arts class with only 10% battery on my phone. It feels like that scene with the woman who's left in the cave with the flashlight in the English Patient. Ok maybe not exactly like that... On that particular [...]
Worst Moms Moment — Keeping Christmas Alive, Damn It
December 13, 2013 – Posted in: Family, Holidays, Lying, Memories, Parenting, Worst Mom MomentsCheryl is back with a Worst Mom Christmas Moment (ahh, so festive). So how far do the rest of you go to keep the Santa thing alive? I can safely say I've done all that Cheryl has and more (okay, maybe not more -- this is, after all, just a snapshot into her world). But [...]
Why I’m Tired of 9/11
September 11, 2013 – Posted in: Family, Grief, Logan's Story, Memories, Mom dying, Momless, Personal Insanity, Tammy ThinksLast night, right before I turned off my computer, I saw a Facebook post and remembered -- oh yeah, tomorrow is 9/11. And this was the first thought that entered my head: Damn it. I am so sick of 9/11. The last thing I want to do is post something on my page about it. [...]
How I Happened to Survive a Tornado in Oklahoma City
May 21, 2013 – Posted in: Grief, Life is Dangerous, Memories, Personal Insanity, Tammy Thinks, Worst Mom RandomnessHere's a not-widely-known fact: I was born in Oklahoma City. Now you can all go hack into one of the random accounts I safeguarded with that drop-down question... I only lived in the great state of Oklahoma for two years, and I really don't recall much -- shadowy memories of walking out of a bedroom [...]
My Name’s Tammy and I’m a Cake Froster-holic
April 28, 2013 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Crazy Tammy, Food, Memories, Mouths of Babes, Parenting, Personal Insanity, Tammy Thinks, Things To Do with Kids, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Worst Mom RecipesSo just to solidly make the case that I'm absolutely off my rocker, I'm sharing the following. Actually, let me back up. Over the last couple of days, I posted some pictures of the cupcakes I helped make for a school fundraiser, and people have made some lovely comments about my decorating abilities. The thing [...]
How Kaepernick Helped Bring Football — and My Mom — Back Home
February 3, 2013 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Cancer Sucks, Memories, Mom dying, Sports, Worst Mom RandomnessThere's a running joke in my family that if you give me the back story on an athlete, you can get me to watch any sporting event. It's how my husband, Tenzin, got me to watch mixed martial arts. Show me a 3-minute package on a guy who grew up in the slums of Rio [...]
Haircuts and Butterflies — Unlocking the Secrets of the Universe
December 1, 2012 – Posted in: Beauty, Depression, First World Problems, Grief, Logan's Story, Memories, Personal Insanity, Sappy TammyWell, after three-and-a-half-plus months, I finally did it. I got my hair cut. I was starting to think I was going to end up like Crystal Gale. Or one of those Oprah makeovers where they find the woman who's also wearing huge glasses, circa 1970, and light blue mom jeans. I wasn't being a complete [...]
Smile, Damn It! Smile!
December 31, 2011 – Posted in: Memories, Mouths of Babes, No Good Deed, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Worst Mom MomentsHey, would you look at that? I'm not dead, just a total slacker. More on that later. But for now, before it's officially the end of the holidays, here's one last taste of Christmas from Ginger (aka Spicey Mom), one of our all-time favorite World's Worst Moms. While these pictures probably won't end up on [...]
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