On a Tuesday afternoon {#ThisIsMe Today}

norman

I was at a Norman Rockwell exhibit over the weekend and a certain image of a confused artist staring at a blank canvas captured me. Paintbrushes cast aside and good luck charms dangling from the top to no avail, he sits scratching his head. Sometimes I feel like that on my blog. I sit down to write and stare at a blank page on the back end of my wordpress site and wonder what to say. I … [Read more...]

These are the days…

Eating out has been so ... hard...

So remember back when I said I was going to do a blog series on going back to work? On quick and easy fashion, cheap work clothes and then on how I cook? Yeah. So that hasn't happened like I planned on. The reality is that how busy I am is a completely true reflection of a working mom. Instead of a fashion post today, I'll just be honest about a few things. I'm struggling- and I feel that this … [Read more...]

things said over meatloaf

meatloaf1

Do you ever have something that you need to say that is kind of negative in an otherwise positive conversation? For example:  You went over your clothing budget for the not only the month but the YEAR and you are trying to get up the nerve to tell your husband. "So, the boys did really well today at school. Timmy got an A on his math test and Billy scored a goal in soccer OH and (cough cough) … [Read more...]