Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 26, 2009 in
Writing
Come on, sugar. Let me know.
I have entered a contest to win fabulous prizes and a luxury vacation! Well, it’s fairly luxurious. And it’s in Utah! I’ve never been west of Avon, Ohio, and that was for a business trip to a hazardous waste treatment plant, so you can imagine my excitement about the possibility [...]
Tags: contest, love me, Mindful Mama Magazine, Writing
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 23, 2009 in
Fiber Friday,
Going Green,
Homemaking Made Easy
Like many modern moms, I work hard to find ways to run my household in an environmentally responsible way. There are amazing new products out there meant to help us be good stewards of our resources and to leave minimal impact on our landfills and in our air and water systems. As an added bonus, [...]
Tags: eco-friendly, environtmental, green living, home meade baby wipe solution, reusable baby wipes, reusable paper towels
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 19, 2009 in
The Soap Box
This is an open letter to teenagers. I know they won’t read it. And if they do, they probably won’t really get it for a while yet. But maybe if I put something incendiary in here, it will capture their attention just long enough to lodge in their brains and be remembered at some later [...]
Tags: growing up, high school, nostalgia, parenting, teenagers
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 16, 2009 in
People Are Idiots
I know I just did a whole spiel on why I won’t become one of those product-reviewing mommy bloggers, but immediately afterward I got hit with some sweet propositions that I just couldn’t pass up. So for the next few weeks, while I get some real writing done, I will be posting reviews. I [...]
Tags: mommy blogger, review, shilling for product, the perfect beauty product
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 12, 2009 in
Embarrassing Moments
I took my second Zumba class last night. In case you’ve been under a rock for the last three years, as I have, Zumba is an exercise phenomenon based on Latin dance moves. Essentially, for an hour you try to dislodge your hips from that pesky lumbar spine holding it in place, and also, learn [...]
Tags: dancing, exercise, groin mauling, my fat ass, my left foot, showoff women, tourette's syndrome, YMCA, Zumba
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 8, 2009 in
Writing
My daughter got her driver’s license last week, which has made me feel kind of old, and kind of nostalgic. We bought her a 1995 VW Jetta from a friend of mine and just finished getting it road-ready, but she still can’t drive it since it’s a manual transmission.
But I can.
I took that car out [...]
Tags: bad case of the what-ifs, driving, loss, nostalgia, teenagers, youth
Posted by Barely Knit Together on Aug 7, 2009 in
Mental Stability
Do this at least once a week. I highly recommend it as an antidote for wanting to throw yourself in front of moving vehicles.
Tags: free antidepressants, fun with grass, get away from the computer once in a while
Facebook is convincing me that we are at the end of any possible advancement as a species.
Take the “We’re Related” application.
Essentially, you can add your relatives, who then add theirs, etc., so you can see exactly why that nephew of yours is a little off, what with his parents being second cousins and everything.
I once [...]
Tags: apocalypse, facebook, good old fashioned groin mauling, overpopulation, six degrees of separation