I decided to end “ My Favorite things week” with my favorite guilty pleasures.Things that I love to splurge on. I don’t splurge on myself very often. If I do its usually at hair appointments. I had a beauty school hair disaster back in may and I have spent a small fortune trying to get back to some shade closer to normal. It’s still not normal but its getting better. I also love purses but I cant afford my purse habit anymore. What’s your guilty pleasure?

Candles- I love root candles. I especially love lavender, pumpkin, vanilla and apple scented candles.

Bubble Baths- There is nothing like a great bubble bath

Godiva... more

Well, I've been incommunicado for the past several days because we have had (ta, da, da, dahhhhh) The Cooties. In fact, I'm still not feeling so hot as I type this, so this is not a real post, just an explanation of my absence. This has been coming on for weeks now and I tried my best to fight it off while taking care of everyone else in the family, but a few days ago I finally succumbed. I don't know which is worse. The flu, a really bad cold, or something else where you know what you're dealing with? Or The Cooties, which is just that cruddy feeling that you don't quite know what to do about. Scratchy throat for a few days, that clears up, then you've got the runny nose. Runny nose clears... more

I have been a Mom for six months. Six months ago I became a Mother to a 16-month-old toddler. Some days it feels like I’m an old pro at it. It all comes so naturally, I have a good understanding of my child, we mesh well and it’s a fulfilling job. On these days I feel like I’m doing great at meeting her needs and our days run like a well-oiled machine.We breeze through the day and I handle her tantrums and issues with a calm grace.

Other days I feel like I have so much to learn and it all falls apart at the seams. I let my toddler get... more

Dear Sybil:

You don't know it now, but boy are you in for a ride! You think you know that already, because you think you know everything, but there are things waiting for you on this parenting journey that you can't even begin to imagine. You are going to be profoundly disappointed by the hurtful questions raised by people that you assumed would be supportive of your decision to adopt. Don't work yourself up into a fit about it. It's not their decision, it's not their life. In the big scheme of things, what they think and how they feel doesn't matter. Funny thing... more

I'm feeling the need to lighten up the tone of things here on my blog. At least for the time being. All of my topics lately have been so serious. I'm all for keepin' it real and writing honestly and facing reality, blah. blah. blah. But my goodness, after a while, I would think all that emoting and processing would get to be a bit much. Heck it could be enough to make people wonder if adoption is even worth the apparent headache that it can bring! Ha. Apparent. I slay me. I'm on a roll now.

Several months ago, I wrote a piece on my... more