Last week I was minding my own business when a tweet appeared congratulating me on making a list.  Now, I have to preface this by saying that in general I don’t put a lot of stock in these lists of influencers that appear every few days. I’m almost never on the radar of these list…

Five years ago this morning, the perfect delivery I had planned took a frightening twist and my son was born via emergency c-section.  He was blue, unresponsive, and rushed to the NICU where his daddy was able to take the first pictures of him hours later. Despite his time in the NICU, he thankfully nursed…

No, I’m not confused.  I know its not New Year’s, but I’m making a Mother’s Day Resolution! This Mother’s Day my resolution is to make more time to get together with my mom friends.  One of the nicest gifts I received when I became a mom seven years ago was the gift of friendship from…

**Congratulations to Resourceful Mommy reader, Sara from Texas, who was one of the winners from an earlier month!  Way to go! ** Do you remember waiting for your child’s first tooth?  My second child nursed exclusively for six months, so I was in no hurry for him to start teething.  My daughter, however, seemed as…

Thank you to Linda at Linneyville for helping me with my Royal Wedding outfit.  I think I look absolutely smashing. Wordless Wednesday Linky

Last night while attending an event reception, someone standing in a circle of people tweeting on their phones looked up and said, “Osama bin Laden is dead.  Twitter knows, but we’re waiting for the President to confirm.”  In the moment I sort of dismissed it remember that Twitter also “knew” Natalee Holloway’s body was found,…

For the last few weeks I’ve changed the channel rapidly whenever talk of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton came on the news, commercials, or shows that I watch regularly.  It seemed that from the very first moment I had had too much.  Yes, I’ve seen how similarly Kate and Diana dressed in…

Yesterday I was searching through old files to find an image for a different post and stumbled across this.  For some reason my mom and her family were riding on a float in a Memorial Day or Fourth of July parade.  I love how it captures American life in the 50’s and how beautiful my…

The other day someone asked on Facebook when kids are old enough to put their laundry away.  Confession: I’m thirty-three and don’t put my laundry away.  I’m great at sorting it, washing it, heck, even folding it, but then it stays in a lovely row of baskets.  Freud would say it is my mother’s fault….

Three weeks ago I wrote about the sneaky pictures of the Fantasyland Expansion as seen from the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride.  I suggested that the metal framework in the picture may in fact be the beginnings of what would become Belle’s village.  Last week the Disney Parks Blog took us behind the scenes and…

This week’s deal of the week is in Phoenix.  The theme of this series seems to be beauty with the last three weeks focusing on getting ready to look our best for the summer.  This week in Phoenix you can receive a Blow-Out, Deep Condition, Scalp Massage and Style at Primp and Blow for only $23….

See African Cats, Save the Savanna! An epic true story set against the backdrop of one of the wildest places on Earth, “African Cats” captures the real-life love, humor and determination of the majestic kings of the Savanna.  Narrated by Oscar®-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson, the story features Mara, an endearing lion cub who strives…

I can’t look at this picture of my seven year old daughter without thinking that she looks like the guys I used to see at the truck stop on our way to go camping at the lake… Wordless Wednesday Linky

So today a potential client sent me this email that went something like this: “We want to send someone your client kit, but we don’t want to send them a PDF. Can you send us a link to it online?” And I was all like, “DUDE. I don’t want that ONLINE.  No one wants to…

There are certain milestones in a child’s life that require a little extra clean-up, and I’d say that first birthdays are on the top of that list.  My daughter wasn’t sure that she liked the cake or even the icing, but she sure tried hard to like it, smushing it all over her hand and…

My dad has a tendency to be dramatic.  If I’m being honest, I’ve inherited that trait, and so in the heat of battle, we both jump to hyperbole and over the top analogies.  My extreme temperament was thankfully watered down by my mom’s DNA, my mom who is frighteningly calm in any and every situation….

This week’s deal of the week (week three of four!) is back in Dallas.  Warm weather is finally here, and it’s time to get ready for hitting the beach, the pool, or even just the slip and slide in the backyard.  The deal of the week for Dallas is a Brazilian wax ($40 value) for $20….

There are certain words that make my skin crawl.  Here’s the short list: Klout Alexa PageRank Influencer Brands are spending millions of dollars reaching out to online influencers to spread their message, hawk their wares, drive traffic to their sites, send consumers to their stores. And many of them are paying for the Emperor’s New…

Today I was going to write about first birthdays, summer camp, and soup. That’s what my editorial calendar says.  But then I sat down and found that I had nothing to say today about any of those topics. Maybe I should write about Disney?  I never have a hard time writing about Disney.  And yet?…

Ten (not real and not going to get you anything) points to whomever can tell me what kind of flower the white flower in the middle is.  I put my money on it being  a member of the rose family, but my mother strongly disagreed.  Let’s hear your opinions! Wordless Wednesday Linky