So you’re knocked up and nesting, and you’ve been convinced that you can’t be a Good Parent unless you buy a bunch of useless crap. I’m here to save you.

I get it. You’re about to become a Mommy and you’re going to make sure to assemble the perfect fairy tale nursery for your Precious [...]

It’s come to my attention that nobody cares about how easy it is to clean things with toothpaste and vinegar. This is because cleaning is boring and we only do it because we have to. Even I, the great and powerful Domesticrat, only clean when company’s coming. In the event that I want to take [...]

Yesterday, I turned 36. Happy Birthday to me! It was supposed to be Zero Day. As in Zero smoking, because I’d cleverly, mathematically, cut down from a carton a week to 5 packs in a week, over a week, till I woke up with zero on my birthday.

And I caved after 33 hours of [...]

TL;DR version: English, for better or worse, and I should have known that all along. Readers who actually prefer to go on a graphics-free, 800-wordcount journey, please follow me… 

Dear Readers,

Yes, all 15 of you. Look. I know you’ve come to expect certain things from [...]

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook or my real Facebook or have ever spent any amount of time with me ever, you are well aware of my unabashed, unconditional, undying love for Ben Folds. Combined, Benny-Boo and I have been married 6 times, created 5 offspring, [...]

I’ve been on this mission to figure out who I am for…a while. Truth be told, I’ve never been much of anything. That’s not to say I haven’t made valuable contributions to whatever project or relationship, just that I’ve struggled to feel as though I have a real purpose. Being happy to help and willing [...]