So today's my birthday. I'm 42. And I've been sick as a dog for four days.I'm trying to teeter toward falling off the happy side of this cliff. As I always tell my kids when they point out an alarmingly old person, "It's better than the alternative." So today I just keep telling myself, as [...]

This is, without a doubt, one of my favorite times of the year. Everyone else sees it as some sort of limbo-land period between semi-lame holidays. But at my house, we're cleaning, sorting through junk, and -- my favorite of all favorites -- throwing/giving stuff away. That's right, folks, it's Chinese New Year.I'm half-Chinese -- [...]

Have you ever done something and then wondered, "Crap, when do kids actually start remembering things?" For Kristi Valentini, this would be one of those times. She chronicles life with back-to-back babies at  Mommy Crib Notes. In a mad moment of parental anger, have you ever done or said something you regretted? You desperately wish [...]

Naomi de la Torre, who writes the fantastically titled Organic Motherhood with Coolwhip, brings us what can only be described as a well-executed exercise in denial.I did not serve my children frozen corn dogs this morning for breakfast, followed by a large helping of chocolate cake. Nor did I tell them that it would be [...]

Whoops.  PartlySunny isn't here.  She's, um. . . indisposed. Photo by Gina MundaCheck out her latest article, "Hoarder Patrol," at Powder Room Graffiti.When money's the issue, should clutter stay or should it go?

This submission comes from my snarky mommy blogger friend, Rachel Kargas, who writes Get Real Mama.  Rachel really does put the "snark" in snarky.  She even started our "Snarky Mamas Group" at the Mom Bloggers Club.  I don't know what else to say about Rachel except that she's easily one of my favorite writers for [...]

The kids are back in school, which means I theoretically have more time to sit and stare at my computer screen with the hope of getting something done.  It comes as no surprise that the sudden lack of beasties around the house has significantly boosted my concentration level.  It's sort of like the difference between [...]

Tonight I spent nine minutes watching my two kids do individual, interpretive dance routines to music from a Toy Story greeting card that only played the first four lines from "You've Got a Friend in Me."  The reason I know that the dances lasted nine minutes is because I mistakenly videoed them with my phone, [...]

All things considered, I think I'm holding it together remarkably well.I have a lot on my plate this week.  I actually feel funny complaining because everyone has a lot on their plate this week.  And every week.  I was at yet another kid's birthday party the other day (although this one was quite pleasant due [...]