This week we went to the zoo, took off some training wheels, met up with a blogging friend and leveled up our laundry with Grandma's Secret Products. Week in Review: January 13 - 19 The big bike ride - If you read my post on Friday, then you know the big news this past week was … Continue reading Week in Review: Jacksonville Zoo, Training Wheels, Blogging Buddies and Grandma’s Secret Products
Geek of the Week: The Infamous Dementia Von Grimm
This week's featured Geek Mama is Dementia, a longtime friend from my early days at DragonCon. She now proceeds over convention ongoings as the ConMother. Name, what do you do, etc: Dementia von Grimm - Heh, most would say I’m the ConMother. Kind of the den or house mother of the con culture. What do … Continue reading Geek of the Week: The Infamous Dementia Von Grimm
Taking Off the Training Wheels – The First Bike Ride
I feel like learning to ride a bike comes with a special sense of freedom and adventure. It's a big milestone for a child and the start of a newfound sense of freedom. It was also an emotional experience for this mom of the newest little speed racer on the block. I can only imagine … Continue reading Taking Off the Training Wheels – The First Bike Ride
The Ten Year Challenge: 2009 vs 2019
On Facebook and Instagram I keep seeing people's "2009 vs 2019" or #10yearchallenge posts and it got me thinking about how different things are now. Ten years ago I was building a costume business, partying late two or three times a week and traveling all over for conventions. A decade later, and I'm living a … Continue reading The Ten Year Challenge: 2009 vs 2019
Week in Review: NYE, Painted Rocks, Enchanting Cosplay and Xcentz
Hey there! I'm back with the first Week in Review for 2019, and only a couple of weeks behind. I slacked off on the round-up during the holiday, but the kiddo went back to preschool (finally!) so I guess it's time for me to get it back together. Week in Review - 1/1 - 1/12 … Continue reading Week in Review: NYE, Painted Rocks, Enchanting Cosplay and Xcentz
Geek of the Week: Effie from Project Mom Strong
This week's featured geek is my friend Effie Quintana, who posts daily workouts on her Instagram as Project Mom Strong, or PMS as we so fondly call it. Effie inspires me to get to the gym and always represents the geek with her cool R2-D2 backpack, which she may or may not have swiped from … Continue reading Geek of the Week: Effie from Project Mom Strong
I Could Tell By Your Hands
I've always been a little self-concious of my hands. Even when I was younger, they appeared a little on the "older" side with visible veins and light wrinkles around the knuckles. When I was modeling I was always critical of how they appeared in photos. One time I was at a bar and a guy … Continue reading I Could Tell By Your Hands
How to Drink Wine Like a Mother
It's no secret moms like wine. I liked wine way before becoming a mom, I just feel it calling to me a little more now when the evening rolls around and it's been a long day of nonstop "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy." I guess it seems just a little more acceptable than knocking back a few … Continue reading How to Drink Wine Like a Mother
The Sex Tea Experiment Didn’t Go as Planned
Around 8PM the other night I realized I had made myself a cup of tea earlier. About three hours earlier so by now it was a sad, cold, bitter cup of tea, which unfortunately perfectly reflected my mood at that point. I had gotten a box of teas based on Traditional Chinese Medicine by Your … Continue reading The Sex Tea Experiment Didn’t Go as Planned
Geek of the Week: That Nerdy Mom Katherine
This week's Geek of the Week Katherine is no stranger to the local geek crowd! You can find her set up and selling her geeky wares at many of the local events, conventions and art shows under the guise of That Nerdy Mom~ 1) Let's start with the basics - My name is Katherine and I … Continue reading Geek of the Week: That Nerdy Mom Katherine