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Recently I decided to get back on the creative projects bandwagon. I was in Florida for the holidays and since Florida has the BEST thrift stores, (seriously the best), I decided to hit a few up. I...
I've had two empty 24" x 36" poster frames for years. The posters in stores are never this size and any time I found a poster I did like online it was ridiculously expensive. $40 for a poster?...
Ive wanted to write a blog post for new moms for a while but I havent because, well frankly, whats more annoying than unwanted advice from a mom with older kids who thinks she remembers and knows...
_This morning I got a call from the school my kids attend. It was the guidance counselor and she wanted to know if we would be interested in being sponsored by another family for Christmas. To...
I have a lot of really great people in my life. In fact, one of the things I love about blogging is I get to meet so many great people. People who speak what is on their minds and put their hearts...
_Its inevitable for me after a failed relationship that I hit this stage. The stage of pure, unadulterated anger. This is the point where I usually find myself wondering how and why someone who was...
Part of the wonderful - or not so wonderful - things about single motherhood is that it seems I am always rushing around. Always rushing and always looking for ways to cut corners and make things...
Remember this book? Well I order it, it arrived today and I finished it today. Yeah, I know Im about 7-8 years too late on this bandwagon but when this book was released I was married and pregnant...
I had an inspired thought the other day that was something along the lines of this: Wouldnt it be great if I could find it in me to love what I AM instead of wishing I were something Im not?Wouldnt...
First of all, I apologize that I have been MIA for the last week. Actually, screw that. I dont apologize. I had a week off from motherhood. An ENTIRE week. Yes, its true that I promised myself that...
You know that "Friday" feeling? That one where the weather is absolutely gorgeous outside, the weekend lies ahead of you and you just can not make yourself focus on the work that you need to get...
Im going to take a minute to get a little fired up about something. As a parent, I often here things like, "If you dont advocate for your children then who will?" Or, "If you dont stand for your...
Me: Ahhhh!!! *smash* Michael: Mom! What? Are you ok? Me: Yeah, just a big spider. Dont worry. Michael: A daddy long leg? Me: No. It was bigger. Michael: A grandpa long leg?
On January 1st of this year, I had a family photo shoot with the amazingly talented Felix Kunze on the beach in Clearwater, Florida. Ill admit that when I decided to do a family shoot part of me...
Admittedly, Im somewhat of a master and sticking men in the "friend zone". I have a lot of male friends who are solidly in this zone and will, very likely, never come out of it. And frankly, I like...
This song came on the radio this am while on my way back from Starbucks. Where, by the way, I encountered the most flirtatious Baristas EVER. (I was practically in PJs, was make up-less and wearing...
Sitting here tonight, binging on junk food and alcoholic beverages, I cant help but wonder: When does working hard for a relationship become settling for less than you deserve? When does it cross...
Yesterday I bought a guitar. A cheap one, just something to learn on. Why? Well, partly because I want to learn to play it and I want to write songs with it with it but mostly because I needed some...
“Just dont give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I dont think you can go wrong.” - Ella Fitzgerald Image: Photography by BJWOK /...
I left for NYC shortly after the terrorist attacks to go help. While I was there I met a woman who was about 6 months pregnant. She worked at or near the Trade Centers, I dont remember which as...
"Im selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you cant handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell dont deserve me at my...
Ladies, can we just take a minute here to talk about something truly atrocious and evil? Something that, every time I hear about it, I cringe, shudder and say a little prayer for my nether regions?...
I recently met Maureen, a single mom and blogger from Indonesia, through an opportunity to guest post on her blog: Tatter Scoops. After perusing her fantastic content, which I found to be so very...
OK, while most of you fully comprehended what I was saying in my last post, An Open Letter to All Men, and while I even got some great feedback on how what I said helped you, I would like to...
Alright, guys. Listen up. I realize that, as a general rule, men seem to find women confusing. They dont know what we want and dont understand why we get pissed when we do. So Im gonna break it...
All I can say is, "AMEN!"
Michael: Mom, if you kiss bad guys does it make you a bad guy?Me: No. Why?Michael: Because I had a dream that I kissed a bad guy and my eye got all red and then I was bad. Me: Well thats a silly...
I am kicking myself for not checking out the YMCA outdoor pool much earlier in the summer. I assumed that there was no way I could take my non-swimmers, swimming by myself. Ever tried to keep a 5...
Trying to get ready for an evening out can sometimes be an incredibly trying experience. In fact, its the reason I dont both trying to put on make up every single day. But today it struck me just...
Scoops from two cultures, one heart
Self discovery and body acceptance.
Lisa Allen | Mom, Blogger, Author, Freelance Writer, Cupcake Baker
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