Two Moms Trying to Strike a Balance Between Family, Friendship and Fun!
This week we're wrapping up the Love and Marriage chapter of The Happiness Project. But before we share our successes and failures for the month we are looking for your stories and thoughts in response to this week's writing prompts. Have fun with this one! To remind you, here are the prompt options: 1. What makes a couple a “happily married couple”? 2. The person who completely broke your heart is meeting you for coffee in an hour. Describe the next three hours. 3. If you … [Read more...]
If you're looking for something awesome to do on May 12th from 11:30 - 3:00pm head out with the family to Laguna Beach to support the Gorjana and Griffin Foundation as they host their First Annual Laguna Beach Food Truck Festival! The event will benefit CHOC Children's Foundation which exists to generate community awareness and resources for CHOC Children's Hospital of Orange County and CHOC Children's at Mission Hospital. Who doesn't love a food truck? A half-dozen of the very best will be … [Read more...]
I undoubtedly wanted to see Kelly Clarkson live again after seeing her play three summers ago at the Orange County Fair. She puts on a phenomenal live show. So earlier this month, Maegan and I, left the kiddos and our husbands behind and jammed up to Los Angeles to see the first American Idol support her latest album "Stronger" at the Nokia Theather at L.A. Live. GIRLS NIGHT OUT! We intended to get some apps and drinks at the Yard House but the place was swarming with sports fans waiting for … [Read more...]
Ah...you thought we forgot we're tackling love and marriage, didn't you? We didn't. We've just had some technical stuff happening behind the scenes, Wendy took a much needed Spring Break, and Maegan flew out to Michigan to pack up her childhood house with her mama and then the two of them are driving west back to California - together, in the same car, for days. Send her a tweet and tell her you're thinking about her, would ya? But back to love and marriage, The Happiness Project, and a writing … [Read more...]
How awesome is Pinterest? We love it here at Chronically Distracted. We pin all kinds of things...so definitely go follow us there if you are already! But, the time has come and we need to talk about how sloppy we're becoming as a Pinterest population. We are getting sloppy, friends. We're pinning and repinning and we're not doing right by each other. That's right,we're not doing right by each other. You know what I'm talking about: You see something you like on Pinterest, and when you go … [Read more...]
I may be a little out of touch over the next couple weeks. I’m going on another road trip!! A BIG one this time! Like, HUGE! I am flying back home to Michigan to drive across country. With my mother. And her cat. While some of you just threw up a little in your mouth and others danced a jig, I’m somewhere in between. My mom is moving out here to live in California near me. I’m an only-child, and my 2 kiddos are her only (and WILL be her only) grandbabes. My parents … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Ghost Post. What you will read below is a post by... someone. We are opening our platform to anyone, male or female, blogger or non-blogger, that would like to vent about a personal issue, get something off their chest about work, their kids, the PTA, just life, or maybe ask advice to the masses, who knows. These writers may or may not have asked us to edit their material. As with everything, please remember to voice your opinions in a safe and loving manner. The … [Read more...]
So this month we are on Love and Marriage... ah, sweet sweet love, and it's partner, marriage. In the midst of real life, blissful love and marriage can seem like pure fantasy. But we all started with it. So let's open the memory vault and pull out some goodies!! First up - tell us about your first date with the love of your life! Is it your husband? Wife? Dog? Cat? We have a lot of loves of our lives! Was it awesome? Or awful? Complete comedy of errors? My friend … [Read more...]
Love and Marriage, ahhhh. This is supposed to be my "resolutions" post. Wendy is super excited about this chapter! I? Have yet to read it. Yes, yes, I know I said in my vlog last week that I was going to read it and be all good to go, but apparently I lied. In a nutshell, I've been busy socializing and I haven't read the chapter yet. So I feel like I can't really make "real" resolutions because I don't know what I am supposed to be focused on, besides the obvious. That being … [Read more...]
I've been looking forward to this chapter since starting The Happiness Project. You should see my book. The margins are littered with handwritten notes, passages underlined, and quotes circled. Either my marriage is totally awesome or it totally needs work. Here's a hint, if it was totally awesome I wouldn't have any resolutions, would I? So, that photo? Almost eleven years ago we vowed "to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in … [Read more...]
