Category Archives: Gimme Giggles

Going Back to Work! {The Bright Side}

I was playing with the girls this morning with my mom and it occurred to me (as Lily screamed over a stolen toy and Molly head butted the floor) that there are some obvious benefits to going back to work, even if it is three years before originally planned, and a few things I will…

The (Get Out of My) Bucket List (or The Top Ten Things I Never Ever Want To Do)

The (Get Out of My) Bucket List   1. You know how people are always telling horror stories about crop dusting in the grocery store, or waving at someone who is waving, but to the person behind them? I never want to do that again. Wait… 2. I have no desire, whatsoever, to learn how…

Random Musings Friday!

  Good Friday morning to you! It’s been a hilarious and random week around here. I also added a couple of new recipes to the arsenal! (This Roasted Garlic Shrimp and Broccoli is a new fave!)Check out the improved Food Fodder tab, and if you haven’t already, read this. It’s a whole lot of funny….

Ten Little Known Life Stories

I’m going out on a limb today, putting my self esteem aside, and sharing with you ten little known stories. Call them life stories, call them embarrassing moments, call them learning days… whatever you call them, I sure hope they make you feel better about yourself! (Sometimes my life is that of a sitcom. This…

The Extrovert: Ten Lessons Learned

I think I’m a situational personality type. There were times in my life when I was as introverted as I could be. All holed up in my first apartment with zero friends and a penchant for pizza rolls, I was the epitome of Introverted. I read books upon books, wrote in journals, painted watercolors, and worked in…

2011 Trends I Am So Ooooover!!

1. Shortened words that are perfectly fine as whole words.  Totes, for example. I’m 29, not 14. I just can’t do it. I’m not hip enough for this trend, that’s clear. Source: middleclasshandbook.co.uk 2. Google+ What happened here? At first use, I really liked Google+, but I wasn’t really learning anything new that I wasn’t…

My Favorite Posts of 2011

{via} With 2012 peeking around the corner, I thought it would be fun to take a look back on 2011. It’s been a busy, crazy, emotional year, and I am so excited for 2012, even if some people believe it will be our last. (Really? I’m not convinced.) I’m posting a few of my favorite…