One of the awesome little side problems I've experienced during my whole fibromyalgia/atypical facial pain mess has been menstrual migraines. For those who don't know, a menstrual migraine -- at least for me -- is a series of days-long headaches that occur like clockwork before your period. In my case, they lay me out for a [...]
Jord Watches — Little Pieces of Art for your Wrists
June 20, 2014 – Posted in: Beauty, Worst Mom Giveaways, Worst Mom ReviewsEvery once in a while, someone contacts me with a product that's just so cool. And then I get so psyched because I end up being able to give it to you guys! Just to be clear from the get-go, the folks at Jord gave me one of these fabulouso watches (that I'm about to tell you about) [...]
Would Your Kid Survive in a REAL(ish) Mommy War?
June 13, 2014 – Posted in: First World Problems, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, Stuff I Probably Shouldn't be Thinkin'The mommy wars. Cruise Facebook for more than 10 minutes, and you'll find a thread that does at least one of the following: Makes a grand proclamation about how children should be raised. Refutes said grand proclamation about how children should be raised. Calls for an end to war between mommies who make proclamations about [...]
The Totally Narcissistic Post About What I’ve Been Doing So I Can Get it All Out of My Head
May 23, 2014 – Posted in: Blogging, Blogging Betties Podcast, Bright Side of Life, Food, Grown-up Friends, Me Time, Tammy Thinks, TravelSo as you may have noticed, I haven't been writing much lately. This isn't due to lack of trying. It's mainly due to being hella busy. Add that to my somewhat baseline status of feeling hella crappy, and, well, end of story. As most of you know, I started the Blogging Betties Podcast with my [...]
“Bee” Better with Bombas Socks
May 6, 2014 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Tammy Thinks, Worst Mom Giveaways, Worst Mom ReviewsThis post is sponsored by Bombas. I took this gig because they's good folks. And because, you see, I've always had this crazy dream about owning a business that's able to "give back." That's why when Bombas socks contacted me, I told them I'd tell you guys about them for the low, low price of, [...]
Motherhood the Book — a Perfect Gift for All Your Favorite Mamas
April 26, 2014 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Holidays, Parenting, Tammy ThinksYou guys are going to want to hug me and squeeze me and call me George after this post. Are you looking for something unique, adorable, and beautifully understated for Mother's Day this year? Well I've got it.JC Little of The Animated Woman has just come out with a new book called Motherhood. You may recall [...]
How to Create an Epic, Scavenger Hunt Adventure
April 14, 2014 – Posted in: Holidays, Parties, Things To Do with Kids, Treasure HuntsI'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 [...]
20 Things in my Life that are (Almost) EXACTLY the Same as When I was in College
March 27, 2014 – Posted in: Getting Older, Okay That's Funny, Parenting, Tammy ThinksAs I was eating pre-cut mangos straight out of the package today, it occurred to me that my life with the husband and kids in suburbia-land isn't looking all that different than it did when I was in college. Sure, I have three new roommates and two are minors, but, then again, in college I changed [...]
Can You Hear Me Now?
March 18, 2014 – Posted in: Blogging, Blogging Betties Podcast, Tammy ThinksWhen I think of going outside my comfort zone, things like sky diving, pole dancing, and perhaps lip piercing come to mind. But first on my list? Definitely not . . . talking. Let me clarify. I've always talked a lot. Whether or not I've ever had anything valuable to say is up for debate, [...]
Day in the Life — Maybe It’s Just Me
March 3, 2014 – Posted in: Bright Side of Life, Guest Blog, Okay That's Funny, TimeA few weeks ago, I posted a list of stuff I did all day and then invited you guys to do the same. So here's another "Day in the Life" from Andrea at Maybe It's Just Me. I love Andrea for more reasons than I can count, but one of the biggest? She's a superhero. [...]
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