The Weight of a Feather and Other Stories The promise implicit in an anthology is that it aspires to present something different, unexpected” Joyce Carol Oates (Introduction to The Oxford Book of American Short Stories) From the classical form of ‘The Weight of a Feather’, first published by The Huffington Post (2013), to the suggestive […]
Archives for December 2013
Weight of a Feather Cosmic Blast
50 Things Of/About Me
You know that I love all these little things. More so ones that ask questions that I haven’t answered before or at least not in a very long time. This one I got from my friend Nicole’s blog! So here you go, 50 things about me! 50 random questions: 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? […]
Our Not Yet Christmas and Some Christmas Baking.
We don’t get to have our Christmas officially until Friday. Why? Because three out of my five aren’t home, they’re with my ex-husband. So we’re not having Christmas until we’re all home. Together. That doesn’t mean we can’t do anything festive the actual day of. It just means we hold off the biggest part until […]
2013 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway!~!
It’s finally here! My 2013 Holiday Gift Guide Giveaway!! YAYYY!! I would like to thank our absolutely WONDERFUL sponsors for working with me this holiday season and being very understanding on the delays caused by pregnancy complications, labor and delivery, as well as having a newborn and then four older children as well during […]
Belly Buttons and Babies Review – Holiday Gift Guide 2013
I love to try new gentle scents of products. Being gentle is the number one thing I have to worry about because Cid has very sensitive skin which means that Risi could easily have it as well. Anything I buy even for myself has to be something he can use/touch without having a massive skin […]
Wordless Wednesday 12-17-13
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Maybe parenting a teenage girl isn't that bad?
Having a teenager, even one that has just started being a teenager, isn’t exactly what most people would consider ‘easy’ when it comes to parenting. Many girls who are sweet and easy going as little kids tend to be wildly the opposite once they hit puberty and their teen years. At least, that’s what I’ve […]
Giant Microbes and Computer Virus Dolls review – Holiday Gift Guide 2013
As you all probably remember from my review of Giant Microbes last year, we absolutely love their plush toys of various microbes/diseases! All of the kids currently have their own Giant Microbes plush that they got last Christmas and I love their newer offerings as well. Such as Plasma, Rotavirus and Tapeworm! This year, […]
Things to pack in a hospital bag when having a new baby
I never actually managed to pack a hospital bag until I was pregnant with Risi. I didn’t have the money for things, and really only tossed a few baby things in a bag and thought I was good all the other times! With Lisi, I didn’t even get that far. This time though, I was […]
Best Buy Lunar New Year E-Gift Cards
Best Buy takes the time to support events and holidays which they believe are important to their customers, local communities, and employees. The upcoming Lunar New Year, which is celebrated by Asians all around the world (including Asian-Americans) is one of those important celebrations. The Lunar New Year not only celebrates the start of the […]