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Short Hair, Definitely Don’t Care

March 23, 2017 by thiscoolmom 12 Comments

My hair has been long, and it has been short.  It has been permed.  Blonde, red, brown, and a mixture of all three.  It has been braided, curly, straightened and highlighted.  I had bangs, a mullet and even a tail in 3rd grade.  Yes, a tail.  My mom was a hairdresser and started experimenting on me at a young age...I remember getting a perm mayybbeeee at the age of three. ... Read More

My Thoughts on Play Dates

March 21, 2017 by thiscoolmom Leave a Comment

play date noun noun: playdate a date and time set by parents for children to play together. The term "play date" used to scare me.  I interpreted  it as fabulous care-free stay at home moms inviting other fabulous care-free stay at home moms over for  a light lunch, while the children were quietly occupied in the spacious Pottery Barn ... Read More

Dieting: A Mom’s Struggle

February 22, 2017 by thiscoolmom Leave a Comment

              Why is it that every time one of my kids is eating chicken fingers and fries I HAVE to have a few off of their plate?  Easy-Mac?  Let me taste a spoonful first in case it is too hot.  Pizza flavored goldfish get me every time.  Leftover Valentine's Day candy?  Sure...let me eat a bag of M&Ms (my favorite ... Read More

Working Moms: The Guilt is Real

February 16, 2017 by thiscoolmom 6 Comments

As the kids get older, my working mom guilt is getting stronger. For the most part, it is controlled. But there are times when it just takes over my soul and I feel like a shit mom. When the kids were babies, they didn’t really realize I was at work and even if they did, they seemed happy and content. Now sometimes I wonder if they can tell that I am running around like a hot ... Read More

JORD Watch Review & Contest

January 22, 2017 by thiscoolmom 1 Comment

Not gonna lie- I was super jealous when I found out the watch JORD was sending me to review was a Men's Style.   A new watch has been on my "Wish List" (which seems to grow by the minute), so naturally I was hoping they would send a Women's Style.  When I finally got over it, I realized that it was sort of cool that I would be able to gift the watch to my husband, who has a ... Read More

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Thanks for visiting my blog, which is a work in progress. I'm a (cool) mom & wife with a full time job, trying to balance it all. My interests include Pinot Grigio, Netflix, blogging, fashion, the treadmill & reading celeb gossip when I am not busy packing lunches & wiping butts. Cheers!

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