Motherhood is a Condition

No really, there are symptoms and everything!

Condition: Motherhood

Symptoms: sore throat, watery eyes, insomnia, shortness of breath, shortness of patience, mood swings and irritability. Symptoms can be mild to moderate and sometimes severe. Studies have shown a direct correlation with the temperament of the child. Mothers of multiple children may also suffer from insanity.

Root Cause: French kissing. For some reason, pregnancy and childbirth were the end results.

Prevention: The only surefire prevention is devotion to a nunnery but this video is also very effective...

Treatment: For those who have already succumbed to The Motherhood, early and aggressive treatment is key. You may find relief using some of these: personal time-outs, chocolate, screaming into a pillow and the occasional martini. Symptoms are likely to come and go with the passing of time, but rest assured, most symptoms will clear up all together in about 18 years.

Bottoms up!

Originally Posted 4/30/09 here

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Simplify!

...steps to simplify (click here) ...neat ideas that reading alone take me to a less frantic place! With orders to fill and graduations to attend, weddings to occur and babies to welcome, it seems like a busy busy time for so many! It sure is nice to step back for a minute and appreciate one's surroundings. Grab a ball and bat and step outside with your little ones or take a moment to sit on the floor to play puzzles a bit - golden moments indeed that will be treasured for a lifetime to come! Happy SIMPLE Sunday all!

custom boutique Euro dress by Mami Girl Boutique

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Lets De-Junk ~ Shall We?

Today I'm taking an excerpt from a book that I have to take in small doses (being a messie by nature) 'How To De-Junk Your Life'. The part I'm sharing today is the basic beginning to de-junking your home - This is a GREAT refresher for me - seeing that Im getting ready to tackle my house in the upcoming weeks:

When you wage your war on junk at home, it can be harder because many things in your house have sentimental value. So the first step is to decide what's really important to you. Once that's determined, take a look at what isn't being used or what could be eliminated. Attack one room at a time, set a specific time fram and be realistic about what can be done withtin that time frame.

1. Decide why you're collecting certain items and where you'll display your collection, even before you start to collect.

2. De-junk one room at a time.

3. Make a de-junking appointment and limit it to an hour or less.

4. Usage determines storage at home as well as at work.

5. Clean out storage areas periodically so you'll have more storage space.

6. Clean out your closets and make contributions to a favorite charity.

7. Decide what pieces of furniture, exercise equipment and other unused items need to go.

8. Help your children de-junk their rooms so they'll learn early about having a balance in their lives.

9. Don't forget basements, garages, sheds, patios and other areas that need to be de-junked.

10. Packrats and neatniks in the same house will need to compromise.

Today - I will be waging war on my bedroom - over the past few weeks of filling orders - I have been throwing any and everything in my room so it will be out of site.--Ok, cover me! Im goin in!!!

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Friday Finds: EtsyKids Pacific Southwest region

Today's Friday Finds are based on one of our regions' team tag "EtsyKids Team PSW," which is the Pacific Southwest region (California, Hawaii, and Nevada).

Custom Happy Honu Tutus Size Newborn to 11 years Cutie Patootie short short cute cute PERFECT over jeans by Tikitales.

Fun Guitar w/Brown Burpie Gift Pack of 3 by Whimzeeebaby.

Camrie the Cute Crab Clip by Emmaleesboutique.

True Blue Crayon Roll Up by HappyBabeeandBeeyond.

Hope you have a great weekend! :-) 

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EtsyKids Design Challenge for May: and the winner is....

11. beach comber - the patchy dress

from sunnybrookfarmdesign

Be sure to visit her Etsy shop to see more sweet dresses, clothing, and accessories for girls!





Thanks to all of the other EtsyKids members who entered the May Design Challenge! It was great to see all of the fun beachy items...perfect for a summer vacation!

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Baby items

I am pregnant so I love spending hours looking at all the awesome baby items on Etsy.com.

Today I would like to point you to a few shops that I found on etsy that are with in the EtsyKids group.

They are talented artists all working to provide a comfortable and safe product for mamas and babies.

For cloth diapers I fell in love with Rockerbyebaby

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5260109

But the item in her shop that I am absolutely in love with is

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25012886

She has tons of other items that are just out of this world and will rock baby's world, lol.

Now another artist I like is Pinklemonadebags

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5104411

She has the most awesome bags ever. Here is my favorite:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14586625

Come and check her out there are soo many choices it will make your head spin.

And my third artist for today is Brooksboutique

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5579583

Great bibs and tons of other items to look through. You are sure to find something baby needs here.

My favorite:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25481771

Now I just got to find out what the gender is on this baby so I can start my shopping.

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.02

Apparently, in this tech-savvy-text-messaging-society, .02 means "my two cents worth." I did a Google search of chat language, and I was overwhelmed!
While I use the occasional acronym, I think it's sad that so many teenagers are losing the art of writing due to constant texting. English is becoming a second language and Text-speak has become common-place. Gone are the days of Pig-Latin and decoder rings, now we need chat acronym dictionaries.

While I don't think that teenagers actually use Text-speak when they're talking (though, I don't personally have teenagers yet), I've read about how some have a hard time writing research papers; and it's no wonder when some are sending up to 8,000 text messages a month! The comic Zits even makes fun of how texting has replaced speaking as a way to communicate.


While I'm all for technology and it's advancements, there comes a point where the convenience factor outweighs the benefits. I wonder what would happen if there was a National No-Texting Day. Would we cease to exist? Wander aimlessly wondering what to do with all of the free time? Curl into the fetal position and rock back and forth waiting for tomorrow?

I have witnessed the effects of no-texting as a punishment for a teenage boy. This boy could not get through eating dinner, playing a wii game or a having a normal conversation without answering/sending a text. When the phone was turned off he was pouting more and talking less. Perhaps it was out of anger, but apparently some people don't realize how rude it is to be carrying on another conversation when you're already in one.

Anyway, I've had my ".02" and I suppose I may look out-of-the-tech-loop, but hey, give me conversation and a cuppa coffee over an "OMG, did UC the QTPI @ the PRT?!" any day.

Thank goodness this commercial has subtitles! Ironically, going with unlimited text sounds like the wrong idea.

Originally Posted 3/25/09 here

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