Formerly Fun

Tales from a semi-vegetarian, part-time Buddhist, completely neurotic, mom (but it doesn't define me) brazilian waxer and writer suffering from crippling self-doubt.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

If You Give a Mommy a King-Sized Bed

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For those of you that are familiar with the "If You Give a Pig a Pancake" series, this will make sense, to those of y...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

It Gets Better Because We Make it Better

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There has been a lot of press given to the many, many recent reports of gay bashing and bullying, of ignorant public officials spewing fort...
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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Steps

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About ten years back, I started making individual seed bead necklaces. They were not terribly complicated or creative but I did all differen...
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Lovely Day

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I woke up today to my three year old's hand on my arm, her silent way of asking for me to lift her into bed with me. I pulled her in and...
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

The Shiz My Izz Says

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While I tuck her in: "Mommy, can I have a kiss? "Of course you can," I kiss her. "Oh, Mommy, I love your kisses." ...
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Separated at Birth?

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Dreamwork's Megamind Kmart's Mr. Bluelight You decide.
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Wayz to Save the Planet

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With the trend toward the Greening of everything, I wanted to share tips for saving the planet, Formerly Fun style. If it's yellow,...
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Anxiety

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She's going to wake up because of the thunder and lightening. When she wakes up, she's going to get scared because we don't get...
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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Where Were You

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I was sitting in a beautiful, old hotel in Portland, Oregon on that strange and sad day. My habit when on the road working was to leave the ...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Home Improv-ment

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Things my husband should divorce me for: We were inexplicably watching some awful reality show together. If I am remembering correctly, the...
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Friday, August 6, 2010

Top Things I Learned from the Real Housewives

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From the Orange County Crew: 1. It's okay to wear $800 shoes even if you can't pay your rent. 2. Talking to your girlfriends about y...
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Sunday, June 27, 2010

He Said, She Said

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On a Friday date night. Him: What movie do you want to see? Me: A-Team. Him: You hate shoot 'em up action films, that's so...
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Monday, June 14, 2010

Dropping the Kids Off at the Pool, and That is Not a Euphamism For Anything

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Ah, summer vacation is almost here. I have been all aflutter trying to plan daycare as needed and activities that keep the summer from beco...
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Monday, June 7, 2010

Never give up, never surrender!

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Listen to me. Yes, I'm talking to you. That was, totally , uncool. There I was, face up, laying on the just made bed contemplating which...
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Monday, April 19, 2010

Bite Me Electrolux and Shame on You Kelly Ripa

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Have you seen any of the Electrolux commercials with Kelly Ripa ? You know, the ones where she manages her high pressure job(s), makes cup...
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Monday, April 5, 2010

I Should Be Folding Laundry or Woe is Me

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I have been writing, just not here. I have been putting my busy little fingers to the keyboard and punching out my would be book about life...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Get Your Mouth Off That

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So apparently a bunch of little girls have contracted salmonella from kissing frogs . Thank you Walt Disney. Come on girls, kissing frogs ...
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Ohm, Have You Seen My Chakra?

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Have you ever read the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary? I read it somewhere around the age of seven or eight and to this day, I remember p...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

What I Learned About Women From Vintage Advertising

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If you drive a Maserati, a pretty woman would like nothing more than to hold your shaft and give you... a driving lesson. See the one that...
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