Boogers and Burps

12 Organizing Tips You Can Do in a Minute and a Half

Paula — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:57:06 +0000

While I’ve attempted to become more organized this year (emphasis on the word “attempted”), I’ve run across several blog posts and articles that have been helpful. I really appreciate the lists of quick cleaning jobs or organizing tasks you can do in a short amount of time, as it isn’t quite so overwhelming for an [...] Related posts:

The Christmas Appendix

Paula — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 13:51:05 +0000

When I awoke four days before Christmas, visions of wrapping paper and baking projects were dancing in my head not, contrary to how my day would turn out, non-essential internal organs. In fact, it wasn’t until after supper that evening that I even gave the appendix a fleeting thought. I know, how selfish of me. [...] Related posts:

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Paula — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:51:16 +0000

It’s happened every year since my boys became old enough to really make a mess. A few weeks before Christmas I am optimistic and hopeful, sure that the boys will get into the ol’ Christmas spirit and start helping around the house more, even before I have to break out the “nagging mom voice.” Together [...] Related posts:

Brotherly love (sarcasm implied)

Paula — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:33:33 +0000

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll get punched in the gut… Ahh, as it is in the life of brothers. Well, at least when it comes to the brothers that I brought into the world. Now mind you, I didn’t grow up with brothers. Just sisters. And we sisters NEVER fought. (Sorry, Middle Sis and Little [...] Related posts:

My Anti-Thanksgiving Lineup: Don’t tell me to keep calm!

Paula — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:53:37 +0000

I’m not trying to be ungrateful here, or tarnish the Thanksgiving celebration. But you know me; I don’t exactly think like everyone else. Oh sure, I’ve been counting my blessings this week, as I try to always do, but I’ve also been keeping a mental list of some things that have been sticking in my [...] Related posts:

Vote for some smart kids with a cool idea

Paula — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:07:32 +0000

Okay, I don’t usually do this kind of thing on my blog, but I figured, hey, it’s my blog, I get to do whatever I want, right? That’s what I thought. Well, I was just so impressed with what a group of kids is doing that I had to share with you all. (And beg [...] Related posts:

Since we last spoke…

Paula — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:04:33 +0000

Yeah, I realize we have a LITTLE catching up to do. Please know, dear readers, you have oft been on my mind. You were, however, also the one thing I felt I had control over for a while, and I had to give something up for a bit or else risk losing it completely. So [...] No related posts.

Things I Love: Crocs for Back to School

Paula — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:49:08 +0000

Thank you to Crocs for sponsoring this blog post. Please click here to learn more about Crocs’ new Back to School line. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective. All opinions expressed here are my own. It wasn’t until I attended the first Blissdom conference that I became a Crocs convert. [...] Related posts:

The Do’s and Don’ts of Plotting Your Moochcation

Paula — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:00:24 +0000

If you’ve been a regular reader of my blog for several years, you will be familiar with the term “moochcation.” If you haven’t been a regular reader, you can probably use context clues to infer the definition (Pardon me, former English teacher voice coming out), but if you flunked 9th grade Language Arts (Don’t worry, [...] Related posts:

The “Bossypants” case for why Tina Fey and I should be friends

Paula — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:55:10 +0000

I can’t believe I’ve held off this long, but I finally picked up “Bossypants” by Tina Fey this week, and even though I’m not all the way through it yet, I already have more than enough evidence to prove my case that Tina Fey and I were meant to be friends (or prove the state’s [...] No related posts.