I’m not a particularly good housekeeper, but I am trying to do better. Lately I’ve been trying to stick to a schedule of working in different rooms on different days of the week, as well as staying on top of the handwash dishes (mostly pots, pans and good knives) that seem to get out of […]
Scenic Storytelling: My ARBU Wrapup, Part One
I spent the weekend at the Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged Conference, which brought together 70 women from all over the states (and one each from Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas) to learn, connect and have fun. We certainly did all of that and more. It was a crazy busy whirlwind of activity that was at times […]
Overpacking and Oversnacking
When I was in high school, I had pretty simple tastes when it came to road trip snacking. When we’d load up the bus to go to the high school journalism convention (geek from way back, right here!) it was Funyuns, kiwi-strawberry Snapple and Violent Femmes on the boombox. The summer I worked in Oklahoma […]
Going Off the Grid
A few months ago we did yet another toddler busy bag swap, and one of the items was a tanagram set with little pictures you’re supposed to try to line up the shapes like. The Bit has never played with it, but she found the shapes the other day when they got knocked off her […]
AWBU 2012: Not (Just) About the Boots!
I have mentioned before that I am attending the Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged conference, which is coming up next weekend. I’m really excited to get to take some time to hang out with all these smart, sassy ladies, learn more about blogging, be reminded why I want to do it and spend some time in […]
Cute Done Cheap: Tips for Shopping Consigment Sales
Where I live, consignment sales for kids’ clothes are a big deal. There are several of them that happen in the spring and fall, but the big one is Rhea Lana, which is actually a “chain” of consignment sales that started in Arkansas and are now all over the place. I’ve been buying the Bit […]
How to Get Everything Done (Well, Almost) Part Two
Yesterday I shared a few tips on what I do when I need to focus and get a lot of stuff done in a day. Here in part two I have a few more things to think about and approaches to take when your life gets crazy busy. Enjoy. Write it All Down Because of […]