Let’s face facts here. We all get to the point where we want to stuff something in our kids’ mouths and get a few minutes of peace and quiet. To guarantee effectiveness, this something is usually sweet. Oh but then the horrible sticky mess that ensues! I’m still not sure who thought that kids, popsicles, and the summer heat were a good combination.
Solve the problem by converting to the “popsicle-in-the-bathtub” philosophy. Mess and cleanup in one glorious efficient kid-friendly, house-friendly event. By the time they finish those popsicles, I’ll have clean kids and a new post up on family hack! Life is good.
While screwing around trying to avoid real work, I stumbled upon this great post on Unclutterer.com. I was instantly reminded of the everyday stuff that our kids like to play with. I just love it when somebody makes me realize stuff I already know. It’s SO much easier than actually learning something new.
You’ve all heard me extoll my laziness before. I’m going to do it again and this is a big one. Ready? Breastfeed. Hell, you’ve got everything you need. It’s easy. It’s cheap. It’s portable. It has no expiration date, and already comes in the perfect comfortable and attractive carrying case for easy travel.
Now before everybody starts berating me for being insensitive to those moms that have overwhelming physical or emotional obstacles to breastfeeding, let me say right up front that I’m not about to put them down — they have my support and understanding. Now, as for the rest of you… Continue reading ‘Bodacious TaTas!’
I used to think I was a complete unorganized miserable failure of a mother. Still do on those rare occasions when I have a quiet moment to survey the soap scum and suspicious green fuzzy stuff creeping up my shower curtain. (Of course, I rarely shower alone, so this hardly qualifies as a real problem.) I can’t get my kids to bed at night and I can’t get myself up in the morning. This is such a problem that i’ve opted to keep them home with me instead of sending them to school. This way those rare moments when we’re all awake and reasonably coherent can be spent together — you know, doing something highly academic like looking at french cookbooks or practicing tango in the backyard. This sort of behavior used to make me feel like a bit of a half-baked slacker compared to that dreaded and intimidating club, ALL THE OTHER PARENTS. Continue reading ‘Slacker Parent and Travel-Friendly Child — Yes, they go hand in hand.’
We are a family with three small kids figuring out how to travel the world, work from anywhere while home schooling our kids. We also blather on about life hacks, saving money and cool stuff we love. Snarky bios of each cast member are here.
