Yesterday I “celebrated” my 2 year anniversary of diagnosis.  I actually didn’t party or anything, it was a fairly typical day, what with the booze and the coke and stuff.  See, that’s funny!  Because I’m Mormon! HA HA.

My 1 year anniversary was harder.  (more…)

Dear Jillian,

I like your style. I do. You’re direct, motivating, energetic without being perky, and your voice is surprisingly easy to listen to. I really like how you’ve broken up the work out in such small sections, because it makes it feel doable.

But Jillian, jumping jacks? Really? Clearly, you’ve never given birth. For the love of full bladders everywhere, please pick a different cardio move.

Signed,
Mother of two who hasn’t dared get on a trampoline in years.

Or can you? I dunno. Sorry, it’s just that keeping ahead of dog hair is sort of my main priority right now. The good news is that the dog isn’t dying of a tumor, just a bad thyroid problem, and has been successfully groomed. The bad news is that these accomplishments together cost over $200. Like my mother always says, there’s nothing more expensive than a free dog. Stupid thyroid. (more…)

So, who wants to go eat fish with me at La Bernardin?  Anyone?  If we all pitch in, maybe we can afford one entree.   

But seriously, forget the quickfire.  Let’s talk about that disaster/perfectly executed teamwork that was Restaurant Wars. (more…)

It’s not nearly as weird as it sounds. Okay, maybe it is, but hear me out, over at Segullah

My kid finally got a neuro-psych eval, and I finally got the results.  May I have a drumroll please….. (more…)

Seriously, the poor thing is losing her fur so fast that there are parts of her skin that are showing. And while I will continue my Dyson advertising and say that the Dyson people are going to pay for us to ship the broken vacuum to them and fix it or replace it for free, the fact remains that I have a balding dog and the possibility of no vacuum for 3 weeks. Did I mention that white carpet, black dog problem? Oy to the vey. (more…)

You never know who may be peering through the window at your blog on their lunch break…

Ah, yes.  The product placement on Top Chef.  A must have.  Recap the episode for us, Richard!  And put the name of the car in it!  And don’t be awkward about it, or people will KNOW we asked you to do it!!! (more…)

I know random crap has turned into somewhat of a regular title here at MMW, but it particularly fits my life right now. I’ve now hopped on the full “Get My House in Order” bandwagon, and I’ve been finding all KINDS of random crap as I’m purging my closets (see my last post if you’re wondering what brought on the Week of Purge). The latest find is a box of caulk–6 tubes worth, still in the Home Depot bag. I called my husband and said, “Why on EARTH do we have 6 tubes of caulk in our front hall closet?” (more…)

Yes friends, I’m here to tell you that the show “Hoarders” did what 2 years of FlyLady could not. I am motived like I have never been to clean my house. And I’m either learning to declutter, or slowly going insane. (more…)

When I saw Tom in the kitchen, I wanted to see a one-on-one challenge with him, not just have him set the time.  I was hoping they’d compete with each other, and the winner had to go against Tom, or something fun like that.  Nope.  It was just “we told Tom a couple of days ago he had to do a quick dish, and keep it under 10 minutes, so he’s had 48 hours to meal plan, whereas you get 5 seconds, but it’s totally fair, because this is Top Chef! GO!” (more…)

Thoughts? Stories? Suggestions? Solutions? Appropriate punishments? Give it to me, mommas, I’m in new territory here.

Ok, I know this isn’t that funny, but in deleting spam, I came across an old post of 5 things you’ll never hear me say.  I still stand firmly by those 5 things.  Cilantro, cats, and skydiving are all OUT.

BUT…… (more…)