…because you have other shizz to do.
Where I’ve been this week on the www.
All summed up so you can move on with your life.
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Want an easy way to check blog posts of mine? I created a Facebook Photo Album of Blog Posts. You can flip through the images quickly, sharing the ones you love right there on Facebook, or clicking on the links to read the full posts of others that interest you.
After extensive research, I discovered that the spills all over me make me more stylish.
My family prepared for a Staycation. I prepared for disaster.
Are you crafty? Or not? Like winning things? Then enter this naughty craft contest hosted by @TheSuniverse & @TheBeardedIris.
Many of you agreed that Going from a King Bed to a Double is like moving from a mansion to living in a van down by the river. If the river snored & stole blankets.
My 5yo daughter wasn’t as thrilled with the prospect of walking around Washington D.C. on a hot summer’s day as I was. So I took pictures for prosperity.
Also: a photo of me with my beloved TheBeardedIris.
Do you want to be in a blog post? Send me a picture of yourself as a kid from the 70s/80s/90s in a crazy get-up. Email it to LetMeStartBySaying.info@gmail.com or post it right onto my Facebook Page.
I explain how my problem with procrastination totally isn’t my fault, over at InThePowderRoom. (To read all my past posts there, click the button below.)
Stuff I Loved: THIS FAQs page by 649.133, THIS by Paige Kellerman and THIS by MotherhoodWTF?.
Some of my favorite tweets:
Women walking around town dressed as pirates. There’s either an event or a big sale at Anthroplogie.
— Erin Donovan (@gonnakillhim) September 1, 2012
7yo girl: “Daddy, when I grow up I want to work at the carnival. It looks like fun.” Me: ::chokes on tongue; dies::
— TwoBusy (@TwoBusy) August 31, 2012
Parenting is 10% telling your kids what to do, 10% repeating yourself, and 80% waiting for them to JUST FINISH EATING, ALREADY.
— HollowTreeVentures (@RobynHTV) August 30, 2012
At the age of 65 my grandma started walking 5 miles a day. She’s 92 now. We have no idea where she is.
— Georg Grey (@Georg_Grey) September 2, 2012
I’ve been playing on SomeECards.com. I made this…

I like to put this stuff on Pinterest. Why don’t YOU… ![]()
My blog is now available on the Amazon website for Kindle subscription. I will magically appear on your Kindle or phone’s Kindle app without having to search the www, with no ads or decorative crap getting in the way of your reading. Fancy stuff.
I have 5 wonderful blog sponsors (purchasers of ad space) who make me happy and help pay a babysitter so I can write this summer without children hanging from my neck. Please help me show them some love by checking them out & Liking them on Facebook. Thanks! If you are interested in advertising here, ads start at $15/month (details here).
Forever 51 = Mary Anne’s amusing adventures after 50.
Abby Has Issues (the Book) = 100% profits from the sale help animals in need.
Pocketful of Joules = Career girl gone mom. Writes about wild horse sex.
My Pretty Chic Boutique = An Etsy shop of stone & beaded jewelry that I covet.
Splendid Junk = Etsy shop of lovely vintage goods, including Back-to-School.
Okay, now I think that’s everything. Back to your regularly-scheduled weekending…


























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You Da Man. Metaphysically speaking, of course.
I’m alright with being da man, metaphysical or no.
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I’ve been decorating my clothes with stains for years. I think it is the true “Mommy-chique!”
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Absolutely!
Aw, thanks for the shout-out! And I totally have that procrastination disease.

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You make me laugh. People should know this about you.