I haven’t had a spa day in years. So when I get desperate, sometimes I’ll just slather organic coconut oil all over. Since it warms on contact, it feels like your own personal sauna. And leaves your skin pretty soft. Just don’t sit on anything! If you search Google Images for Nene Leakes, she seriously…
Month: February 2015
10 Minute Hair: Thick Braid for Short Hair
I had some requests for a tutorial on this hairstyle, after it was debuted on un-fancy.com. Oh, my hair is embarrassingly dirty in this video. If you saw my Confessions last week, you will already know. But I just hadn’t had time to wash it, and this is what I do when that happens – the…
Natural History Museum in Los Angeles
I have been putting off taking Stevie to the Natural History Museum because… well, he’s Stevie. He has shown no interest in nature or history. The museum does not have cars. So I didn’t have high hopes. One of his teachers recommended I take him, so I figured we’d give it a shot. We braved…
Remembering Our Grandpa Bill
Over the weekend, we got news that my Grandpa Bill passed away. It wasn’t exactly a shock, mostly because he was 97 years old. Amazing right?! But it still tugs at my heart strings to think he is gone. One of the few people I have known my entire life. We grew up on the…
5 More Friday Confessions
Have you guys seen that mom jeans are making a comeback this spring? I am really torn about this trend. They look like boyfriend jeans with a much higher waist. Maybe they would keep the cupcake-top under control? Yeah, I don’t eat many muffins, so it’s definitely a cupcake-top. Or a potato chips-top. Can’t even tell…
10-Minute Hair: Beach Waves for Short Hair
Toward the end of last summer, I was asked to do a tutorial on how to create beachy waves for short hair. I thought since the season was nearly over, it was kind of pointless at the time. But then Southern California went and did the usual never-ending summer thing (bleh) so, I guess now is as good a time as…
Doing Things Differently
Since it is CHD Awareness week, I thought I would write a little bit about some of my more difficult experiences as a heart mom and some things I would do differently if given the opportunity. I know, they say hindsight is 20/20. And I did the best I could at the time. I try…
Stevie Fan Club {Little Warrior Apparel}
Stevie wore a hat for the first time this weekend. I know it sounds silly, but it’s been a long awaited moment for me, for no other reason than it’s so stinkin’ cute. It was an LA Dodgers baseball cap and he only wore it because we all were wearing hats. In his own words “Mom…
5 More Friday Confessions
Running late. Gotta get Stevie from school. Hurry hurry. Out the door. Crap forgot my phone. Can’t find my phone. Where is it? Seriously!! Stupid phone. Couch cushions! Nope. Charger! Nope. Oh well, guess I’ll worry about it later. It’s got to be somewhere around here. Cut to 2 hours later: Oh, it’s in my…
Stevie Fan Club {Around Here Lately}
You guys! We had 2 good days in a row. Like really good days. Minimal tantrums, flexibility, smiles, cooperation. (I’m talking about Stevie, in case you were wondering. I know, I have my moments…) I don’t know where this boy comes from, but every once in awhile he shows up and we have such a…