Confession: I didn’t want to do my hair today.

I actually rarely want to. The people closest to me know this. Honestly, I never even enjoyed doing those big hair looks in the 80s…the finished product, wonderful…but the process of getting there? Meh…I’d rather be doing something else. If you’re a mom, you know that even if you WANT to, you don’t always GETContinue reading “Confession: I didn’t want to do my hair today.”

What Can You Accomplish in a Microwave Minute?

Time. We never seem to have enough of it. It moves faster and faster the older we get. Just this morning, in fact, I kissed my daughter goodbye as she left for school and said, ‘I’ll see you soon!’. Her reply? ‘Well, not soon, but later…’ How different are the perspectives of a child andContinue reading “What Can You Accomplish in a Microwave Minute?”

A Mother’s Day Message

Even if you’re not a mother, this day means something to you. I hope that it has happy thoughts and feelings. I pray that any longings are eased and that you are able to celebrate today the strength and love of women and mothers all over. If I could give one piece of ‘motherly’ adviceContinue reading “A Mother’s Day Message”

Below the surface.

I am not stressed out, I am not freaking out. I am simply moving on about my life in this crazy, emotional time.

I was planning to…

I was planning to do some major spring cleaning today. I was planning to make fun and delicious brunch for the kids & myself. I was planning to share with you the wonderful book I am reading. I was planning to share new products with you. I was planning on a long walk in theContinue reading “I was planning to…”

A Day in the Life of My Upins

It never fails that when I have THE best hair days, either it’s rainy or I see no one… today, it was POURING… so this is how things went….