Finding a good hairdresser is hard. If you’ve seen my hair in real life, you know what I mean. It’s serious business because looking good is not easy. Twenty years ago it took a swipe of ChapStick and a high ponytail. Now it takes a team of experts, spackle, and seven yards of Lycra. My first few professional haircuts were memorable, in the bad way. Like getting the stomach flu in Target is … [Read more...]
I'm very particular about my teeth. You might even say I have a "thing". I love having my teeth very clean. I look forward to going to the dentist and I call it the "tooth spa". I've even asked my kids if they are interested in being a dentist, hygienist, or orthodontist. Not only does it look like a pretty cool job, I could get a free cleaning, just for kicks! I'm not like Steve Martin's … [Read more...]
I’ve been very happy with my Android phone for the last two year. It served me well with apps, checking email, tweeting, Facebook, taking photos, and—oh, yeah—the occasional phone call. Yesterday I got a shiny new iPhone 5. It’s my first Apple product since the pink iPod I got for my birthday in 2005. I know! I’m in love! One of my favorite things about my new iPhone is the huge … [Read more...]
I have a routine on the day after Thanksgiving. I sleep late, drink coffee, and hang around the house in my pajamas making turkey-mashed-potato-cranberry-sauce sandwiches. I hear other people get up early (or even stay up all night) shopping in some sort of ritual called “Black Friday”. It looks a lot like a zombie apocalypse situation, but I’ve been told by some that it is fun. If you … [Read more...]
I’ve talked about Giftbirdy.com before. It’s a secure website that lets kids make a gift wish list that’s easy to send to family and friends. This is the perfect time for making a wish list for granny before she goes shopping for ugly Christmas sweater on Black Friday. Your child can pick the perfect presents and email them from a secure site. Grandma can purchase through Giftbirdy.com’s … [Read more...]
I have four kids at home and one husband, who is Ricky to my Lucy. He puts up with late dinners, occasional clean underpants shortages, and my madcap schemes.
