What’s on My Mind Today

January 1 has come and gone. To a lot of people, the beginning of the new year means a clean slate, a fresh start. They set goals and have a little extra spring in their step. Not to be a pessimist but there isn’t some magical life reset that happens between 11:59 12/31/09 and 12:00…

We are getting ready to go back-to-school shopping for the first time. (I don’t know if it’s still considered “back-to” since it’s the first time but whatever.) Jude will be starting a 5-day a week preschool program this fall. The beginning of the school year is like a fresh start. New books, new clothes, new…

I hear a lot of people say this when I talk about giveaways. It’s true that winning a giveaway is a 80% luck of the draw but the other 20% is persistence. It’s pretty obvious to say that the more giveaways you enter your chances of winning drastically increase. (It’s simple math.) With blog giveaways…