I have no idea if the stairs in my home are architecturally holding up my house. But they are the center of our home, quite literally, sometimes figuratively. Situated right in the middle of our house are sixteen steps which I trudge up and down every single day. The stairs are a catch-all. When I’m […]
Enjoy This! It Goes So Fast!
Honest Disclosure: This essay was meant to be read aloud. I recently submitted it for a live show, but it wasn’t chosen. But here it is for you, the people who HAVE to love me. Ten years ago, as my husband and I piled into the back seat of a rented limo and were whisked away […]
Mamalode: Just a Mom
Hi! This article recently appeared on one of my favorite sites, Mamalode. Enjoy! Just a Mom By Carrie Tinsley/Carrie On Y’all Last year, I had the opportunity to ask 450 elementary school children what they wanted to be when they grew up. Each child had his or her future job printed largely on a white […]
We Are All THAT MOM
When I began writing about motherhood and my small and not-so-small stumbles along the way, a beautiful thing happened. Instead of the “laugh with me” attitude I expected from everyone atop their perfect motherhood mountains, I received “Me too’s.” Your kid dressed as a Disney princess for four months straight? Me, too. Your kid talks […]
Living in Tiny Houses with Children
If you are an HGTV fan (I am obsessed), then you’ve no doubt been alerted to the tiny house craze that is sweeping the country. Nomads and down-sizers everywhere are selling their suburban sprawls and moving into the most adorably constructed dwellings on the planet. I’m not gonna lie. As a non-cleaner, I’m on board […]
Share.the.Love Kidsclub: A New Way to Play in Conway, Arkansas
While booking my son’s 5th birthday party at Share.the.Love, I was able to sit down with owner Erin Conner to find out about Conway’s newest kid-friendly place to be. When I hear about something cool my three kids and I can do, we try it. Walking into Share.the.Love Kidsclub, a new place for children and […]
Santa Baby: The Mom Version
Okay, y’all. There is a radio station in Little Rock that starts playing Christmas carols on November 1. Naturally, I’ve been listening since then. I have heard Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” approximately two million times, and I’m pretty sure she has it wrong. I don’t need a yacht. Or the deed to a platinum mine. […]
Smart Mouths and Big Hearts
I used to be a teacher. I jokingly refer to myself as a “recovering high school English teacher,” but the truth is, I miss the classroom. I miss the students. I miss the self-discovery of the teenage years and helping young people realize who and what they’d like to be someday. (I don’t miss the grading.) […]
BonBon Break: Our Secret Code
Hey, y’all! Here is one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever written up on BonBon Break. Bonus: They asked me to read it aloud on their BonBon Break LIVE Podcast! Sooo….here’s the beginning, and I’ve included a link for you to get there. The audio file is also on the post (if you can stand […]
Pardoning More Turkeys: Carrie On Y’all 2015
Last year, I became fascinated with the Presidential pardoning of two lucky turkeys who would not, in fact, be executed in the name of feeding some huge family for Thanksgiving. These two fortuitous fowl (a main turkey and a back-up) would instead live out their days being adored, petted, and used as the Grand Marshals […]