Amanda R.
Mox Shoes, Because They Go With Everything…
In most parts of Texas, winter often means you can still wear flip-flops. The thing is, my toes are not fit for viewing after October until at least April (for Fiesta). What's a girl...
#CarbsPorVida!
This is me. I eat. I drink. I've had two babies. I've had fluff around my midsection since adolescence because of my genes. Oh, and because #CarbsPorVida.
Looking at me, you'd never think I'm overweight...
Goodbye, 2016! You’ve been something to remember…
Seriously, though. Join me as I share some of the fantastic journey that was the magical mystery experience that was 2016.
I have embraced many things that my now 40-year-old self couldn't fathom as a...
Kid-free for New Year’s Eve?
It's pretty rare that we get to go out and celebrate the New Year all night without the kids. Last year was the first time, but we were so nervous that one of them...
Don’t Forget Santa’s Other Helpers!
It's that time of year when we have a love-hate relationship with shopping... Christmas. I love the sparkle of tinsel and ornaments in stores, the music of the season playing, the overwhelming scent of...
Traditionally Untraditional
It's beginning to look a lot like the time of year when I wish my house looked like something out of Southern Living or Martha Stewart's Holiday Spectacular.
And yet...in the midst of all the...
Embracing the F-word
A fun fact I learned as a big fan of the Stuff Mom Never Told You podcast, "feminism" was coined by a man.
A dude.
A dudely philosopher, Charles Fourier, who observed how poorly women were...
Sometimes Breaking Up with a Friend Isn’t So Hard to Do
The older we get, the more precious friendships seem to be—harder to find, harder to hold on to.
Once you have one, you do what you can in between obligations, life, kids, and work to...
40 thoughts as I turn 40
Looking back, I can't think of what I remember when my parents turned 40. I know it happened, but so many other things were happening at the same time, that it was likely a...
Hey You, I’d Like to Be Your (Weird, Awkward) Friend
It may come as a surprise to those who know me that I have a difficult time making friends. Acquaintances, I have aplenty. People I can call in the middle of the night to...
That Time I Quit My Job So I Could Have it All
If you google “working mom balance,” you will get over two million results.
Two. Million.
That’s a lot of opinions on how to deal with a 40-ish hour work week and managing a household (with or...