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 [...]
We’re All So Outraged About Another Mass Shooting. Or Not.
September 17, 2013 – Posted in: Complaining, Life is Dangerous, Mean Girls, Media, Tammy Thinks, Uncategorized, World Gone Crazy, Worst Mom RantsSo as I'm sure you've all heard, we've had another mass shooting. Every news outlet is covering it. Every talk show is analyzing it. Every blogger is writing about it. And I have to say, I'm pretty much over it. Yeah, I'm kind of done. Remember a few months ago in Newtown when all those little [...]
So Now You Need a Kit to Build a Fort?
July 18, 2013 – Posted in: Okay That's Funny, Parenting, This Is Supposed to be Fun, Uncategorized, Videos, Worst Mom RantsLet me say right off the bat that I'm being a big fat hypocrite in this post. After the Harry Potter extravaganza party, bagging on other people's obsessive craftiness is sort of laughable. But this instructional video on "how to build a fort kit" is just kind of killing me. Part of me didn't [...]
The Bachelorette and the Beast: We Should All be THIS Kind of Girl
May 28, 2013 – Posted in: Media, Sex, Tammy Thinks, TV, Uncategorized, Women's Issues, Worst Mom RantsSo I watch the Bachelorette. Don't stone me. I know. My husband says it's my contribution to the downfall of Western civilization. Anyway, last night, something unprecedented and pretty amazing happened. If you don't watch the show (and I know none of you decent people do), let me give you some background. Desiree Hartsock, this [...]
Fiction Friday Part 10: The Kiss
March 15, 2013 – Posted in: Fiction, Novel in Progress, Tammy Thinks, Uncategorized, Worst Mom Randomness, WritingWe're back to Peter and Jen, when they first met at Stanford in the early '90s. If you really want to get all the down and dirty details, you should start at the beginning. But here's a bit of what's happened so far: Peter is married with children. What his wife doesn't know is that Peter had a brief [...]
Fiction Friday Part 7: Jen
February 22, 2013 – Posted in: Fiction, Novel in Progress, Tammy Thinks, Uncategorized, Worst Mom Randomness, WritingSo I have to apologize to some of you for basically turning into a soft porn writer. But it turns out there are people who actually look forward to Fridays over here. So how can I say no to that? Anyway, this is Part Seven of a story I’m working on for our Fearless [...]
Fiction Friday Part 4: The Dark
February 1, 2013 – Posted in: Fiction, Novel in Progress, Uncategorized, Worst Mom Randomness, WritingThis is Part Four of a story I'm working on for our Fearless Fiction Femmes Fatales group. If you want to catch up, here's Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Don't get too far behind -- the cool kids may not like you anymore... ******** "This is definitely going to be one of those snapshot moments." [...]
If You Give a Housewife a Cookie
January 2, 2013 – Posted in: Children's Books, Cleaning, Okay That's Funny, Uncategorized, Worst Mom RandomnessMy good friend, Ginger, who blogs over at Spicey Mom, wrote this on her Facebook page the other day. A hundred bucks says this is how those If you Give a Mouse a Cookie people came up with the idea. Because I don't know about you guys, but this happens to me at least five times [...]
Worst Moms Christmas Gifts — Going Bananas
December 4, 2012 – Posted in: Food, Holidays, Okay That's Funny, Shopping Hell, Uncategorized, Worst Mom ReviewsOne of the great and horrible realities of Christmas in the 21st century is that there's really no excuse for not being able to find the perfect gift. Because if it's not online, it probably means you're a genius and just came up with the next great thing in greatness. Either that or you're like [...]
In the Biggest Little City, Every Little Vote Counts
October 26, 2012 – Posted in: Nevada, Reno, UncategorizedSo for all of you NOT living in Reno, sorry to bore the hell out of you with this post. But we're in early voting season here, and I need to plug a few people before it's too late. We're the Biggest Little City, so around here, every little vote counts. For those out-of-staters who [...]
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