Happy anniversary, Kindle!

Can you believe it’s been 10 years since the Kindle was first introduced? Way to make me feel old, Amazon! Thanks!! But I forgive them, because to celebrate, right now Amazon is offering tons of Kindle discounts, from books to devices to accessories. I used a...

Go get one (or several)

When my (now sophomore) college kid left us last year, I had done all the research and prep and shopping. She had everything she could possibly need… or so I thought. Her roommate had a calendar whiteboard, and she did not. It did not matter that I’d had a...

Emergency chewing gum is a thing, people

I carry a purse that is probably too large and I often have a weird assortment of things inside of it. There are a few things I always have, though—my wallet, my phone, my keys, some lip balm, and… a pack of gum. Yes, gum is as important as my keys....

Fall? Finally??

It was 42 degrees out this morning when I woke up. Gloooooorious! (Fall takes a while to get to Georgia, y’all.) It’s warmer now, of course, but I think summer may finally be coming to an end. I’m wearing jeans. I am more excited about this than is...

I lure them in with the chocolate

Convincing my college kids to pursue actual nutrition is… an uphill battle, at best. So I buy things like Carnation Instant Breakfast which is really just fortified chocolate milk powder, I know, but it’s 1) compact, 2) inexpensive, and 3) something...

For your hipster toddler’s BBQ

I can’t stop laughing at this. I mean, we have a grill outside, and when my kids were little, yes, we had a plastic kiddie grill for them, too, but when only the finest replica will do, I guess this is what you get: Amazon just marked down the Theo Klein Weber...

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