I have some things I need to get off my chest. If you are offended by the word VAGINA or, you are under 30 years old and have never had children…stop reading now and go back to reading Cosmo or whatever you young’uns read these days. This may frighten you. I totally understand why [...]
Have you ever had a morning like this? I bet you have. Friday was my day. Leaving the gym at 8:05 a.m., I check my texts: Hannah – I need to skip second period Me – uh, why??? Hannah – I forgot my sack of flour for sociology (this sack of flour will now be [...]
Cancer sucks. And, if you’ve lost a loved one to it…. I’m so sorry. So. So. Sorry. If you’ve EVER lost a loved one…. I’m so, so sorry. I’ve said this before to many people but you can’t really grasp the reality of death until you’ve experienced it. My sentiments were always well intentioned but [...]
Ladies. Stop.Being.Mean. I just read a Facebook post this morning from a former coworker who needed to rant because she, a working mom, was subjected to a long rant from some stay-a-home moms in her town who were complaining about moms like her who didn’t volunteer at school, or pick up for play dates, etc. [...]
As part of our continued participation in the DC Ladies Blogtober Challenge, I’m addressing today’s writing prompt “What’s the Best Advice You’ve Ever Been Given.” I could easily say it’s “When life hands you lemons, sell them to purchase wine” , which is very true and entrepreneurial, but today I’ll go with the longer standing [...]
Yesterday, I emptied our big basket of crayons to make room for Hannah’s incoming college brochures. Where’d all the time in between go?!?! Everyone says it goes so fast but of course, I didn’t believe it. When they’re little, you think they’ll ALWAYS be little and they’ll ALWAYS need you to help them wash their [...]
Fall is easily my favorite season. It is also my favorite time of year to bake. I love to make apple pie and most any other kind of pie or baked good. With winter soon on the way, I start thinking hibernation and comfort food. That was all well and good when I was 20, [...]
Fall Bucket List Hardly Getting By is participating in a challenge by The DCLadies so today I’m bloggin’ my Fall Bucket List. However, in typical HGB fashion…my Fall Bucket List isn’t so typical. Here goes: Eat an entire caramel apple without getting any caramel stuck in my fillings or teeth. Make an apple pie. [...]
Last weekend I helped celebrate my friends 40th birthday. Aww, cute, right? Only 40? Like many of birthday celebrations in years past, four couples set off in a party bus with big plans for DC. Wahoo! We started in the bus with some drinks. Strawberry vodka concoction. Bring it on! Nice ride down to [...]
Have you guys ever handled a dead deer? Well, now I have. On Sunday afternoon, a family of deer ran through my backyard and unfortunately, the baby deer couldn’t find his way out of the fence, ran into it and died. Very sad. So, what to do with a dead deer in the yard? We [...]
