“Beauty is pain and pain is beauty.” I repeated this mantra to myself en route to my first chemical peel. I remember seeing a photo of Kirstie Alley a million years ago, her face freshly, seemingly burnt from the procedure. I remember thinking I’d never do anything so heinous. And yet, here I was, my […]
I was always a fan of grocery shopping, up until recently. As a kid, it meant picking out Doritos for dinner– shout out to Kath for hating cooking. As a young adult, it meant finding the cheapest grocery store wine to pair with the scallops I couldn’t afford, but was getting. As a wife, it […]
Even if you just LOVE cleaning (liar), when you wipe pee-pee off the side of the toilet for the umpteenth time, you may reach a scary place. After all, isn’t the very definition of insanity repeatedly performing the same action and expecting a different result? If that’s the case, I’ve been certifiably insane multiple times […]
Hopeless Mom*Antics: Blogger Recognition Award Nominee! Thanks to fellow blogger Jennevie Corre, HM*AB has been nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award! Corre, a mother herself, admittedly relates entirely too much to HM*AB’s tagline… when laughing alone maniacally isn’t enough. Also like me, she, too, is immersed full-time in digital marketing outside of the blog. No wonder she […]
What’s weirder than remembering that your sister used to call you Collzaweenie? I’ll tell ya what: going without tortellini soup on Halloween. For Halloween one year back in high school, my friend Brett and I went as Fat Joggers. Ironically, now I dress as one ~3 times a week. Her mom served us some tortellini […]
Looking for a fun idea to spice up your toddler’s nighttime routine?? Have no fear (literally) — the Night Knights are on their way! Sir Sleep-A-Lot and Lady Sleep-A-Lot, AKA the “Night Knights”, are the creation of Steve McKillop, a father to two young boys who sought to bring adventure to his little ones’ nighttime […]
Even when dealing with fun TOYS, shopping for holiday gifts for kids can be a little stressful, whether you’re the parent or not! Whether you’re brainstorming for Christmas gift ideas for kids, Hanukkah gifts for kids, or Kwanzaa gifts for little ones, questions will undoubtedly run across your mind: …does he have this already? …is […]
Now that we’ve discussed reasons WHY you should stop putting off the move you want to make, let’s move on to HOW. I can speak from experience that exploring and prioritizing the factors that add up to your big move can make your relocation not only possible, but exciting! Is it scary? A little, but […]
If you’re considering a move– especially a big one– and your deadline for doing so keeps moving into the future, I’m talking to you. In January 2015, my husband and I relocated from Philadelphia to St. Petersburg, Florida to be closer to family and in search of a more relaxed, slower-paced lifestyle where we could […]
This just happened. I just had a fabulous mom’s night out with the Lakewood Ranch Moms Group. On the way home, I asked my husband– who took on the performance of putting Declan to sleep tonight– if he wanted me to pick him up anything. “Chocolate donuts.” Great. “Dude, I’m not going IN anywhere. So […]