by Tammy Soong
September 13, 2014
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Blogging Betties Podcast,
Bright Side of Life,
Family,
Jasper,
Logan's Story,
Me Time,
Memories,
Momless,
Things To Do with Kids,
Travel,
Vacation
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. [...]
I've been wanting to write up the instructions for this scavenger hunt birthday party for years, and I'm finally getting off my butt because a friend needs something pronto. You guys are going to love this (sings: love this!). Don't be intimidated by the instructions -- I swear it's not that scary! You may be [...]
Winter in Reno this year has sucked. While the rest of the country’s been getting pummeled, we’re dry as a bone (see, there’s just no pleasing anyone, is there). Anyway, as a result, not only is our water situation grave, but our winter super happy play land experiences have been what you might call “limited.” [...]
I’m generally not a fan of gender specific toys. The fact that we have Legos “just for girls” pretty much makes me want to smack somebody. That said, since there's apparently an entire segment of society that believes the only way girls can do anything “buildy” is if a toy is "for them," I’m happy [...]
by Tammy Soong
January 28, 2014
– Posted in:
Beauty,
Bullying,
Elfie,
Getting Older,
Growing Up,
Mean People,
Mouths of Babes,
Movies,
Nevada,
Okay That's Funny,
Parenting,
Things To Do with Kids,
Unsolicited Advice,
Women's Issues
The other night, we all sat down and watched Grease. As far as my husband, Tenzin, is concerned, it’d be embarrassing to become a full-grown U.S. American without being able to sing along to "Summer Lovin'" and "You're the One That I Want" (and no, it's his brother who's gay...) Anyway, it became pretty clear [...]
I like yogurt. A lot. Put it this way: 'twere it not for yogurt, I might be dead from malnutrition. One of my faves? Chobani. Last year, we were eating so much Chobani and then letting Jasper (the dog) lick the containers that whenever someone said, "Chobani," Jasper would come running. We even use it [...]
About 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 [...]
So last year, I posted the recipe for my grandma's kolackys -- the best cookies in the world. I kid you not. These things are like potato chips -- you'll eat one, think it's no big deal, and next thing you know, the entire tray is gone. Anyway, I'm linking back to the post so you [...]
So if you're anything like me (lame), you didn't go on Pinterest a month ago, look for Thanksgiving decorations, and use a variety of multi-media projects to make Turkey day look like some Norman Rockwell-esque picture out of Martha Stewart magazine. No, you got to Tuesday, or maybe even Thursday, and said, "Oh crap, it [...]
Last Halloween, the kids were sort of obsessed with The Lord of the Rings. Not Harry Potter obsessed like they were over the last six months, but still pretty coo coo. Anyway, it wasn't a huge surprise when Newt said he wanted to go as Frodo. But I have to say I was really psyched [...]
Tammy Soong is a writer, wife, and mom from Reno, Nevada. She takes an absurd amount of pain medication, but not enough to have actually named her children "Newt" and "Elfie." She spends most days stressing out over clutter, writing stuff for this place, and working on podcasts with her gal pals, the Blogging Betties.