by MARIA on February 29, 2012
I discovered this online shop – A Vintage Poster a few weeks back, when I was searching for some fun prints online. This one stood out immediately and I had to buy it for my kitchen – in green. LOVE. It arrived in an envelope with the most charming address label – I wish I [...]
by MARIA on February 29, 2012
Every 7 minutes a child is bullied on school grounds, adults intervene 4% of the time, peers intervene 11% of the time, but 85% of the time there is no intervention. 18 million children are bullied each year – that is 1 out of 4 teens. 9 out of 10 LGBT students experience harassment at [...]
by MARIA on February 28, 2012
I am weird about food. I dislike more than I like, in every single food group. To say that I am not an adventurous eater, is the understatement of the year. I don’t eat most meats, except chicken and turkey, and I’m kind of meh about turkey if I’m totally honest. I eat red meat rarely, [...]
by MARIA on February 28, 2012
March Break is almost here. I don’t know how early you make plans, but we are last minute planners, which basically means we’re not really planners at all. We don’t actually know what we’re doing for March Break yet, but we still have about ten days to figure it out. The kids are really hoping [...]
by MARIA on February 27, 2012
LOVE Jimmy Kimmel and Oprah in this video. I’m pretty sure this video was more entertaining than the entire Oscars telecast. A Must SEE!! Book Club Fight Club – I DIE!!!
by MARIA on February 23, 2012
My five year old is a sweetheart. She can be feisty, and loud and stubborn as hell, but her sweetness always shines through. Over the weekend, we caved and got her something she has been begging for weeks. BIRDS. Meet Cookie (the girly bird) and the boy bird that is still unnamed, although the eight [...]
by MARIA on February 21, 2012
I have sad hair. It’s always been very fine, limp and it’s that hair that looks great in the salon and five minutes later, is a sad, flat version of it’s former self. Hence, why my hair lives in a ponytail. All the time. I have tried every product, shampoo, creme, gel, mousse, magic trick, [...]
by MARIA on February 20, 2012
I’m participating in the February Photo A Day Challenge, thanks to Fat Mum Slim! (I missed Day 10 and Day 12 – oops?) DAY EIGHT – SUN DAY NINE – FRONT DOOR DAY ELEVEN – MAKES YOU HAPPY DAY THIRTEEN – BLUE DAY FOURTEEN – HEART DAY FIFTEEN – PHONE DAY SIXTEEN – SOMETHING NEW DAY [...]
by MARIA on February 20, 2012
Let’s just put this out there – I love John Hughes, and I LOVE John Hughes movies. The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Pretty in Pink……and of course, Ferris Bueller. John Hughes spoke to my generation, and his movies continue to do so today So, when I was flipping through Netflix a [...]
by MARIA on February 16, 2012
Chef, I am not. I’m that person who is trying to figure out what to make for dinner at 5 p.m. I’m also not against taking shortcuts to get the meal on the table, as long as it still tastes good, and the family will eat it without gagging – clearly, my standards are way [...]