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Happy Mother’s Day. No, really….

May 11, 2013
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Yes, here it is. The Mother’s Day post. Now before you roll your eyes and click over to some other link, just hold on…. I will not be bombarding you with sappy stories of motherhood and heavily filtered “candid” shots of me kissing my kid through a sheer curtain. There will be no, “these are the lessons my mother taught me” huge revelations for you to get all teary about. And I promise not to bore you with a ridiculous list of household chores I wish someone else would take care of for one day. Nope, none of that here. What you are going to get is a dose of reality. It may be only MY reality, but I am putting it out there because I am not completely convinced that I am alone in this. Do you know what I really want for Mother’s Day? NOTHING. Absolutely nothing....

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#40silverlinings: Vet bills, zombies and Taylor swift

March 4, 2013
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Some days the silver linings are harder to see. I haven’t posted anything since last week. We have been busy. The kids had Thursday and Friday off because of teacher’s convention and we had a lot going on. I know the silver linings were there, I just had to look really hard for them through the fog of the migraine that I had for two days and a road trip on my own with two kids. #17. A new vet who actually gave me some answers and proper treatment for my poor puppy’s infected ears! #18. My kids deciding to sing along to all songs on the radio these days and how cute C sounds when he is singing Maroon 5′s ‘Daylight’ and the hilariousness of my 4 year old daughter belting out “We are never, ever, ever, getting back together!”. #19. Getting to know my step-mother (my late...

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Silver Linings List

February 22, 2013
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Silver Linings List

I am a couple of days behind for my #40silverlinings posts and so tonight, I give you a small list of things that have made my week have that slight little glow around the edges. #11. A return to regular date night for B and I. AND, I actually ate some incredible bacon-wrapped chorizo-stuffed dates that night as well, so…  it was a double date night! (Seriously though, check out Canteen when you can, you won’t be disappointed.) #12. My incredibly cheesy pun-iness! (See above. Yes, I am a dork.) #13. A friend who is there for me whenever I need her, even when she is about to lose her own shit! (Love you L!!) #14. NAPS. I swear on days when we ALL nap, everything gets outlined in silver and rainbows and covered in unicorn farts! #15. This picture. You’re welcome.     (I might have a slight...

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five reasons to become a parent

November 27, 2012
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five reasons to become a parent

There is a pretty hilarious video circulating on the interwebs these days called “The Parent Rap”. Seriously, go watch it here, it is worth a few giggles. What is interesting is the reaction of the singletons to this video. There seems to be this feeling of “way to convince us to NEVER have kids” that is accompanying said video. Dad trading in his sports car for a more practical sedan. Yup, that happens. Mom doing most of the cooking, cleaning and kid wrangling. It’s the truth, even for the moms who work out of the home. Parenting is all THAT and a bag of chips folks. Really. It IS! BUT… Just in case you need more convincing, dear singletons of the universe, I have put together a list of 5 things that are so fantastic about being a new parent that you will all be clamouring to start the...

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misplaced

November 13, 2012
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misplaced

Have you ever had one of those weeks when at any given time, you have no idea what day it is, what time it is or what or where you are supposed to be? This is happening to me right now. And to be honest, it is freaking me out a bit. Last night around 4:30 AM I woke up in my son’s bed. Now this in and of itself is not strange. He has been having nightmares and more than a few nights a week either Natural Urban Dad or I end up sleeping with him. What is strange is that I have absolutely ZERO recollection of him coming to my room and waking me up and then walking down the hall to his room and getting back into bed with him. Nada. NONE. Try as I might to remember, any memory of this late night musical beds...

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I am the Tony Stark of parenting!

October 16, 2012
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I am the Tony Stark of parenting!

I am a goddamn parenting genius! . . . . OK, fine. Slight exaggeration. Maybe I just exude parental confidence. {While inwardly I am pulling my hair out strand by strand and sitting in a corner holding myself and rocking back and forth.} Whatever the case may be, people ask me for advice all the time. It ranges from prenatal questions all the way to potty training and back again. And for the record, I am definitely not an expert in any of these things by any conventional definition. What I am is a mama. I have almost 6 years of seniority in this position and according to a recent personality test I took (more on that in a later post) I have an above average amount of behavioural adaptability. Which I think is just fancy talk for I just know how to go with the flow! I also...

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Thankful for silliness and sinus medication.

October 9, 2012
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Thankful for silliness and sinus medication.

I am in a bit of a fog, so please forgive me. I have a head cold, I have already taken the night-time meds, and I may be a bit delirious! And for the past two days, I have also been {finally} finishing up my books and accounting for the store. To say that I am bug-eyed, number crunched and reconciled completely OUT  is a severe understatement. Although I have to say that I am 99.2% DONE and ready to pass it on to my accountant. That being said… To further procrastinate some more take a break earlier, I headed over to @schmutzie‘s blog and saw this post! And I cracked up BIG time! So, in honor of her and because I am high on cold medication. Here I am in my #HideousSelfie glory!! I think the sinus cold bags under my eyes really takes it to a new...

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date night

August 28, 2012
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date night

You know what is important when you are married with kids? Date night. Especially after a day with 4 kids under 6. One of these my 4-month old baby nephew, who HAS to be worn at all times. (I think I MAY have forgotten how this is all baby plus other kids stuff is done and I can now honestly say that I do not *in any way* want any more kids!) Anywho… Lately, what Natural Urban Dad and I have found, is that date night with another couple is a great way to have even more fun! You can commiserate with each other, share inappropriate stories that only other parents will understand, and it never drags on and on because everyone needs to get home to pay the babysitter. So make a list of your couple/parent friends and start double dating again! And then come home after an...

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18 things that I think about EVERY Day

August 18, 2012
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18 things that I think about EVERY Day

Since I can’t remember the awesome blog post idea that I had only hour ago is, I am taking a page from @Schmutzie’s playbook today and I am going to give you a list! So here ,in no particular order, is a list of 18 things that cross my mind daily… 1. Why is there not a specialty coffee delivery service/van/company? Seriously, someone please get on that! 2. Why is it that my kids can remember EVERY SINGLE bad word I say, but can’t remember where they put the toy they were playing with not 10 minutes ago? 3. Did anyone else secretly wish that Victor Newman was their long lost father when they were growing up? 4. Why are there so many damn spiders in my NEW house!!?? 5. I really need a pedicure and a massage. At least bi-weekly. 6. How exactly does one know if the...

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The Virgin Garden

July 13, 2012
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The Virgin Garden

This week I decided it was time to go all the way. I mean, I have waited 40 years, I weighed all the pros and cons and I was pretty sure I was mentally ready to handle the consequences. So I had a long shower, cleaned myself up real nice, put on a pretty pink dress and off I went to get my flower plucked. The setting was perfect. A beautiful, tranquil place, filled with lots of nice sounds and smells. All of it intended to relax me and help put me in the mood. I had a drink and I washed my face with a cool cloth. I took off my clothes and folded them in a neat pile on the chair and laid down on the bed. I was ready. And then I heard these ominous words… “Let’s see what we are dealing with here.” And the...

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