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Why I Will Probably Never Be #1 Cookie Mom

Solitary Mama — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:04:12 +0000

If you know me, you know these three things to always be true of me:

I don’t like cold. I don’t like Walmart. I don’t like getting up early in the morning.

So, do you know what my idea of Hell is? Hell is standing outside of Walmart early in the morning, slinging Girl Scout [...]

5 Reasons Beauty and the Beast Is the Wackest Disney Movie Ever

Solitary Mama — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:06:56 +0000

This weekend I had a small break and decided to take the kid to the movies. Of course, luck would have it that the only kid-friendly movie playing was Beauty and the Beast 3D. I’m not generally a fan of Disney princess stuff but I haven’t actually banned it from viewing. I mean, we already [...]

Bringing Sexy Back: What Do You Think Is Sexy?

Solitary Mama — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:10:08 +0000

I recently started blogging for SexyLocker, which sells lingerie and jammy jams and lots of pretty girly girl things, and have often wondered when trying to think of something to write about, what sexy really is. The site carries everything from lacy lingerie type stuff to cute cotton nightgowns, both sexy in their own right, [...]

Balance it Out, Single Parents. You Can Do It.

Solitary Mama — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:18:58 +0000

The GBE2 topic is “balance”. The members of the Side Effects of Single Parenting Tribe had a Tweet and Meet on Twitter and I noticed that in general, we have no balance. Not that we have issues or anything, just that things always seem either black or white, no gray.

One of the questions [...]

Longing and the Twins Game (And No, I’m Not Talking About Pining Over Baseball Players)

Solitary Mama — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 04:50:00 +0000

The GBE2 topic 1 is “longing” and after careful consideration of the word, I’ve come up with this conclusion: I long for simple things like the sun when it’s snowing in April.

The other day I was stuck behind a beat up mini van on the highway, going so slow (while in the [...]

There’s a New Shelf Builder in Town. And It’s Totally Me.

Solitary Mama — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:50:22 +0000

If I could pick the most important piece of advice to share with a single woman or single mother it would be to enjoy independence. If you don’t know how to do it, figure it out. Don’t wait for someone else to come to their senses, don’t wait for that check, don’t expect another single [...]

Dear Tooth Fairy

Solitary Mama — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:01:29 +0000

Dear tooth fairy,

I lost one of my teeth today and I dropped it in the seat belt thing and I can’t get it out. Can I still have some money?

From <daughter’s full name>

Dear <daughter’s name>

I didn’t have any cash on me anyway because I only carry a debit card [...]

The Early Bird Gets the Worm but Late Chicks Win the Meat

Solitary Mama — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:22:50 +0000

I haven’t always been a late person. I know somewhere in my past I was either habitually early, or someone I know was and I’m confusing them with me. I do that sometimes. I wonder if I can get in trouble for stealing someone else’s memories and passing them off as my own. I hope [...]

Operation Garage Sale 2011

Solitary Mama — Mon, 16 May 2011 00:53:22 +0000

Every year my community hosts an entire community-wide garage sale. Usually, I am helping my mom at hers so I don’t visit many of the other ones. I’m not really a garage saling-kinda chick but this year, mom didn’t have hers and I decided to go with my sister and daughter. You know, girl’s day [...]

Mother’s Day and How A Single Mother Gets Down

Solitary Mama — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:44:41 +0000

I am fully aware that by the time this post publishes, it will no longer be Mother’s Day. I never thought I could be relevant according to Google guidelines anyway and since I haven’t quite figured out how to alter time (though I will) for now you have to put up with posts that are [...]