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• Why an Old Lady Made Me Pee My Pants in the Voting Line…

  

  // While waiting in line to vote this morning, a young woman in her early 20’s was a few folks in front of me. The woman was frustrated at how slow the line... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• So I Did It. I Told My Daughter I Was Married Before… And This is What Happened.

  

  // After writing about my concerns about telling my daughter that I was married before, I really thought about all the comments folks left after the post went u... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Friday’s Surprise Guest Blogger: The Mediocre Housewife

  

  // My best friend had children almost a decade before I did. So I was a stupid, naive self-absorbed person at the time she was dealing with screaming toddlers,... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Thursday’s Surprise Guest Blogger: Elaine Ambrose

  

  This is such a damn funny guest post today, I don’t even know how to intro it. Other than to tell you the title.Don’t Fart During An MRIYeah, I kid you not.... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Wednesday’s Surprise Guest Blogger: The Dusty Parachute

  

  // When we had our first child, I left the most ridiculous “care instructions” for my in-laws who would babysit her from time to time. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Tuesday’s Surprise Guest Blogger: Marie from Make Your Own Damn Dinner

  

  // If you didn’t catch yesterday’s blog post, I’m celebrating two important things this week – hitting 6,000 followers on Facebook and turning 40! Woo hoo! To... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Monday’s Surprise Guest Blogger: Alison Tedford from Sparkly Shoes and Sweat...

  

  // I’m celebrating two important things this week – hitting 6,000 followers on Facebook and turning 40! Woo hoo! To celebrate, I decided to feature a week of... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Can’t 40 Just Be 40??

  

  // What 40 looks like.I’m turning 40 in a few days. The big 4-0. The one that people stop and say, “Wow, you’re turning 40.”But what does that mean?You hear... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Did a Bad, Bad Thing…

  

  // As I walked away from the 6th grade student that I just told off, I could almost hear Chris Isaak’s song, “She Did a Bad, Bad Thing” playing with each step... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Do I Tell My Children That I Was Married Before?

  

  My daughter thinks that her father and I have been together forever. That there’s no way I could have ever dated, let alone married, someone else.But that’s... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Parenting Isn’t Balancing, It’s Tipping the Scales…

  

  // Webster’s dictionary defines the word “balance” as a state in which different things occur in equal amounts or have an equal amount of importanceBut I don’t... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• How My Children Ruined My Sofa – Guest Post from Melissa Lawrence

  

  // I haven’t had a guest blogger in quite some time and am thrilled to have a great one here today. Melissa is a lucky mom of five kiddies who are all under... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Guest Teaching an Online Writing Course – Come Join!

  

  // Back before children and my minivan, I was actually a teacher. Yeah, weird, I know. I taught middle school English and Reading. I actually loved it. Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• No One Tells You How Gross Parenting is Going to Be…

  

  When you are pregnant, you read all sorts of parenting help books. Books that talk about sleep training or how to get your newborn baby to latch on better durin... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Other Ex – My Interview with the Contributors of This New Anthology

  

  // One thing I love to do is support bloggers when they write books. It’s a tough transition to go from blogger to book writer so I applaud those who take the... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Have to Learn to Accept Her for Who She Is…

  

  // I’m struggling.My almost six-year-old daughter is the most beautiful soul I have ever met in a girl. She is kind, loving and wants to please everyone. I... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• My BIG News! I HAVE AN AGENT!!!

  

  // The inspirational typewriter in my office…If you have been a reader of Martinis and Minivans for a while now, you probably know that I recently completed my... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter to My Muffin Top

  

  // Dear Muffin Top,Don’t fret. This isn’t goodbye. I’m not writing you to tell you about a new exercise plan I’m beginning or a diet I’m starting that would... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• When Simon Says Goes Very Very Wrong…

  

  // “Hey, mommy, guess what?” my daughter asks, holding my hand as we walk home from school.“What’s that sweetie?”“When I had a turn at playing Simon Says with... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Weekend as an On-air Personality…

  

  // I wear casual clothes almost every day of my life. Makeup consists of a little bit of blush and sometimes, if I’m feeling wild and floozy, a bit of mascara. Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION