It Took Me 10 Years to Discover the Clear Shower Curtain

// 3.19.09 // 7 Comments » // My Daughter, Parenting

Not literally, of course. I mean, I knew clear shower liners existed, but I’ve always used a beige-colored anti-mold type (which, really? no such thing as anti-mold in a shower liner). Then a week ago when Target was out of the beige-colored anti-mold shower curtain liner, I bought a clear plastic one. And – whoa – let the bath fun begin!

My daughter is a splasher. She kicks and flips (like Ariel, the Little Mermaid) and splashes and gets everything wet. And I get really annoyed because I have a whole bathroom to wipe down. But with the clear liner, I just close the curtain, duck my head under the outer cloth curtain, and let her go crazy with the water. I put my face right up to the clear liner and she throws sponges and cups full of water at my face. And yet, I stay dry! And so does the bathroom. I am a genius.

How To Keep a Preschooler Busy for HOURS

// 1.29.09 // 10 Comments » // Homeschooling, My Daughter, Parenting

My daughter has been busy, busy, busy for the past week or so with projects. I think she hears me discuss “projects” with her older brother and she wants a piece of the action.

I set her up with old magazines, scraps of paper, stickers, glue, paint, scissors and tape. She will spend hours cutting, painting and sticking. It’s great practice for her fine motor skills and she’s so pleased with her creations.

I Seriously Love the Back-End

// 12.3.08 // 4 Comments » // Link Love, Tech & Blogging, Thriving

Now, settle down. If you arrived here after Googling some porn-related connotation of “back-end,” you can go back to Google now. I am referring the back-end of a blog. The programming. The graphics. The SEO. The marketing.

A few months ago I embarked on a project with my husband’s cousin, The Present Professor. She’s been cranking out the posts, offering up her unique finds in the world of gift-giving. And I’m happier than happy that I DON’T have to write. I’m thrilled to log in to the Wordpress dashboard and see 5 drafts that I can add images to, set keywords for, and then hit the publish button. I love tinkering around with the theme, making sure the right posts are highlighted on the home page, and thinking of new ways to promote the site. This is my calling, people.

Me and The Professor, we make a great team. Check us out.