Interestingly, my biggest motivator and friend, Melissa, is also celebrating her 100th post TODAY! I guess we both started taking our writing more seriously about the same time, only she was much more disciplined than I was for a while. Then she started nursing school, and with four kids and a husband to take care [...]
Tags: 100th post, funny, humor, Motherhood, parenting, roundup
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 30, 2009 in
Uncategorized Today is the day I lose a tree.
My house is 102 years old now, and apparently, the builder thought it would be fabulous to plant some kind of a gigantic spruce tree approximately 4″ from the foundation.
I would show you what roots do to a basement, but there’s a chance the assessor might read my [...]
Tags: old houses, old trees, trees
The other day I read a Facebook comment that said, “I want a school fundraiser that gives me something back, you know? Something useful, like coupons.”
Normally, what I do with the fundraising sheets that have come home from our local schools is a) misplace them until the day before it’s due b) write a check [...]
Tags: fundraising, school fundraisers, sex toys for education
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 27, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Giveaway Welcome to another Fiber Friday giveaway here in the nuthouse. On Facebook recently, I came across an old friend
an acquaintance
a guy I used to play baseball with when I was a tomboy kid but I really just did cartwheels in the outfield so I shouldn’t remind him but see, his dad was the coach and [...]
Tags: facebook, Fiber Friday, free t-shirt, funny tshirts, naked gringo, naked mafia, shirt designs, t-shirt giveaway
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 26, 2009 in
Mental Stability UDATE the last: I hereby declare Chris of Coach Mom fame the winner! Tim Hawkins is a new one for me, and I have to say “I Work at Subway” is genius if for nothing besides his perfectly executed boy-band moves. And the fact that my daughter loved that song years ago so I was [...]
Tags: contest, etsy, funny links, Giveaway, humor websites, Therapy Thursday
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 25, 2009 in
Wordless Wednesday In the morning, the boys and I usually have snuggles, which sounds like “tuggles” when Ethan says it. I was already up on this particular morning, so they had to settle for each other.
Tags: children, funny things kids say, Motherhood, snuggles, the cuteness, Wordless Wednesday
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 23, 2009 in
Motherhood This child, the one in the picture holding the weeds flowers that are the totality of my lawn, just asked me why there are lines on the Italian pottery bowl he is eating his pizza from. They are meant to make the bowl look rustic, I suppose, or something like that.
I told him that the [...]
Tags: children, funny things kids say, Motherhood
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 22, 2009 in
Going Green,
Homemaking Made Easy,
The Soap Box I recycle! Yes, I do. In fact, you might say I have a bit of a problem.
I’ve have been asked, and answered with complete seriousness, the question, “Are you keeping this dryer lint for a project?”
I won’t tell you how I answered.
It all started with using wool as a cloth diaper cover. It worked so [...]
Tags: Blog Blast, cloth diapers, eco-friendly, green living, longies, natural living, recycling, SC Johnson Nature's Source, Sewing, The Parent Bloggers Network, wool
Yesterday I got to laugh a bit while taking a break from writing about depression when I came across Her Bad Mother’s post about house cleaning.
I’ve been pretty clear about my skills in that area, but I haven’t been what you might call…transparent. She posted pictures!
So in a show of solidarity (and maybe just a [...]
Tags: bad housekeeping, homekeeping, Motherhood, parenting
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Mar 20, 2009 in
A Bit on the Dark Side,
Mental Stability,
Motherhood I finished my story, and posted it over on Blogher.
I’m not thrilled with it, just like everything else I do. There’s more to tell, more to sort through, more to figure out. I want to be able to tell you I am all better, but I’m not there yet.
PPD can disguise itself as normal parenting [...]
Tags: antidepressants, Breastfeeding, depression, medications and breastfeeding, Motherhood, parenting, postpartum depression, ppd, weaning
