Why is the most overused song lyric in the history of the world “All Night Long”? The phrase spans decades and genres, has been in more songs than the words bae, shawty, and boo combined, and IT IS A LIE. You know what happens all night long? Not what they’re talking about. No. Uh Uh. […]
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Gifts for the Lego Lover
Thanks to a swarm of Christmas and birthdays, I’ve been tipped off to, have searched for, and have randomly found a plethora of Lego-Themed gifts. A bunch of it showed up in Chris’ stocking, to which he kept exclaiming, “How did you even find this stuff??” So, in order to help you all find Lego […]
She’s That Kind of Mom.
Sometimes you get lucky, and it’s sunny and 60 degrees on a Saturday in February. It might even look miraculously green outside, as if your dream of stepping into a time machine to take you to Spring actually occurred. You get even luckier when you have the time and the forethought to go on a […]
Top Secrets Learned about Rachel.
Here’s the thing. When you’ve never met someone in real life or even had a single phone conversation with them, but then come and live at their house for five days, you learn a lot about them in a short amount of time. In a normal friendship, these peculiarities are spread out over such a […]
Valentine’s Day For All.
Most of you know about my side project Picture Birmingham – it is a site where I sell items made from my photography so that I can give all of the profits to The WellHouse, a ministry that rescues and cares for victims of human trafficking in the United States. If you have no idea […]
When Readers Come to Stay.
When it comes to me being a real person (which I am, by the way,) there are several different kinds of blog readers. 1. The Voyeuristic – This blog reader sees me out, watches me while I eat an entire meal, studies my interactions with my family, and then happens to mention two weeks later […]
Returning to Eufaula.
A couple of weekends ago, we returned to Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula, Alabama, because I tend to get antsy in January. After surviving the holidays and both my children’s birthdays, I find myself desperately needing to leave town. Plus, for the last 365 days, my kids have begged me at least once a week […]
One Oil to Rule Them All.
At Young Living Essential Oils, we pride ourselves in being on the cusp of technology, purity, and usefulness with our oils and oil blends. My Step-By-Step Guide can help you find all answers to life’s questions of health, well-being, prosperity, and immortality. But now, your life will be reinvented with our new line of oils, […]
What Really Happened In Eufaula.
This past weekend, I felt compelled to return to the scene of the crime. My crime. The Place: Lakepoint State Park in Eufaula, Alabama. The time: One year ago. My conviction: Utter selfishness. My sentence: a year of guilt. I never really told my story. How I actually felt that weekend…because it would have been […]
Where Shopping is Not A Pleasure.
Editor’s Note: “Buggy” is the correct way to say “shopping cart”. I know that not all of you agree, but I cannot force myself to type shopping cart twenty-four times. That’s exactly 168 more characters than are needed. A character savings that I just lost with this explanation. 1:40pm: Walk through the parking lot of […]