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Sliding Doors ~ Sponsored Post {alternate title, I want these terribly}

May 24th, 2013 | Add a Comment

Y’all know I don’t do too many sponsored posts and am super selective to what I publish.  This post came to me at the perfect time as I’m going through this whole kitchen remodel and AM currently replacing the existing doors. My plan was to only replace the french doors in the kitchen.  Now I’m seriously budgeting for some of these for the hallway and my closet.  The look amazing.  I’m attaching pics of a few of my favorites, but they have styles for every taste..  I’m a little shabby chic in case you didn’t know Sliding Doors, a Great Way to Update the Look of Your Home A great way to improve the look and feel of your home is by adding small changes that will have a big … Read entire article »

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Tilers and plumbers and floorers…Oh my! (alternate title: My stupid day)

  If you don’t follow me on Facebook, then you are probably wondering why I haven’t posted in so long.  If you do follow you, you have no questions. Apparently, we had some “water damage” and my entire house is gutted.  No floors, no furniture, huge drying fans,etc.  It’s been almost 3 weeks.  Floor is still wet.  It’s not a super situation. I’m lucky to be dealing with a great group of contractors/ sub contractors/ laborers.  They probably don’t consider themselves quite as lucky to be dealing with me. Anyhoo, I can’t even get into the specifics.. just know that my house is a complete and total clusterfuck and for every one issue we know about, we find another … Read entire article »

40+ Beauty: You do what you gotta do! {Sponsored Post from Liposuction.com}

Liposuction.com is a commonly used website that focuses on providing an expert opinion on many factors when it comes to liposuction and it’s varying procedures. Our main goal is to inform future customers on what to expect and provide them with a list of board certified surgeons in their area. 40+ Beauty: Do What you Gotta Do!   When one is young, looking good can be easy. It takes very little work indeed, and even the smallest makeup session can result in a gorgeous look. However, the simple fact of life is, the older you get, the harder you have to work for the beauty you desire. So, with that in mind, here are some great tips to … Read entire article »

Today, we talk Menopause. Come on, you know you want to.

  As you know, I have recently turned 40.  The majority of my friends are between the ages of 42 & 49.  There’s some weird stuff that happens when you turn 40.  And I don’t mean “in your 40′s”.  I mean like THE DAY you turn 40.  So, I’m taking it upon myself as a public service to create a new category on HMM for issues and topics that don’t matter until the fateful day you leave your 30′s.  {You’re welcome;} Today, class.. we are going to talk about Menopause. I’ve been hearing about this menopause thing for awhile now.   When I was 35, I thought I was pre-menopausal based on the insane, irrational, and unrelenting mood … Read entire article »

My trip to the liquor store

    It’s 7:40 pm.  I have “resurfaced concrete” all day.  I’m tired, dirty, and not very pretty.  I had a hankering for Conundrum (cuz I haven’t had enough of THAT this week) and ran up to the neighborhood liquor store. A) I live in the suburbs in a very nice, quaint, older neighborhood B) Our liquor store is the size of your living room. C) They know me by name.  Which would be embarrassing, but they know everyone by name.   I’m wearing a Million MILF March T-shirt over a jersey dress with flip flops..  It’s not a good look. I walk in to a dog, 6 other shoppers, a vendor giving away samples of margaritas and vodka, and a pony-tailed man … Read entire article »

I think “life lesson”, my boys think “homeless man’s toilet water”

Soooo… I’m driving home with my boys tonight and an old Cheryl Crow song comes on..  I, like always, .. give them a little background of the artist and why I love them… Me: And also.. when I was bar-tending downtown, there was this homeless man whom I loved.  He was batshit crazy.. Like, really crazy.  But I loved him.  Sometimes when you work in a city, you either take the same train, same subway or walk the same streets.. and you see the same homeless people day after day.. you can ignore them or talk to them.  I ignored some, and talked to some..  This man.. he called himself  Dr. John..   I talked to all … Read entire article »

Number Two’s Birthday Extravaganza

  Number Two is 10.  I’m not sure how this happened.  I’m not one to lament over the “baby days”.. I like my boys just as they are.  But Number One will be a TEENAGER this year and Number Two is double digits…. Number Three is only 15 months behind that…  In another 2 years I won’t even have “boys”… I’ll have “tweens” and a “teen”.  ugh. I tend to go overboard with birthdays.  When they were younger, I’d have ridiculously elaborate parties.  As they got a bit older, they got a choice between a weekend at a resort or a party.  Numbers One & Three always choose the resort.  Number Two always chooses a party.  His … Read entire article »

Zits. HMM style

The 2 Carat Princess had quite a blemish going on this week. I was fairly unforgiving about it. I had to explain to everyone that I was not being mean… well, not really mean.. I kept telling her that I thought a spider had laid eggs in her face and when she popped that bad boy, hundreds of baby spiders were going to spill out. As Karma generally does… I (who almost never get zits) got 2 the next day. One was little. One was not. I went to my parents tonight for dinner. (Let’s keep in mind that I am 40 years old) My Mom: What’s on your face?? Me: It’s a zit, Mom. My Mom: Oh my … Read entire article »

I came home with crabs.

  Had lunch today with 2 guys I’ve been friends with since high school.  With 3 families, 3 jobs, and 3 drinking habits, we don’t see each other as much as we’d like.  Our lunch convo went a little something like this. Me:  I’ll have another glass of wine please Guy1: I can’t have a drink.  I have a way important meeting. Guy2:  same here Me:  Whatever.. that sounds like poor planning to me.  I’m not afraid to drink alone. Guy1: Uh.. yeah. cuz we were supposed to have lunch TOMORROW which worked for everyone until you changed it. Me:  Listen… my roots are grey and my hair girl could get me in at noon tomorrow.  So suck it. Guy2:  Really?  Your conflict … Read entire article »

We’re 14 years into this thing.. No quitting now… Happy Anniversary Seven;)

Happy 14th Anniversary to Seven..  April 10, 1999.  I was 26.  He was 31.  We’ve come a long way baby..     … Read entire article »

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