There are few things my husband Jeff enjoys more than a delectable fresh seafood dinner, preferably starring a big, juicy lobster. Long ago, we gave up the idea of going to restaurants that don’t serve us from a drive-thru window. We have three kids, and two of them are wild boys whose idea of a […]
Next Time, Try Girls’ Night IN
You hear the hype about GNO everywhere. Girls’ Night OUT, y’all! Woohoo! Dinner at a cute place! Yummy pink drinks! No kids! Dancing or singing karaoke! Dusting off the few remaining “I’m not THAT old” clothes in your closet. Heels? Maybe… Recently, my book club planned a girls’ night IN. Y’all, we had a slumber party, and it […]
Carrie On Y’all’s Redneck Therapy Session
People handle stress in many ways…some see counselors or therapists, some exercise, some drink or do drugs. Some people talk about their problems, and others lock their pain away deep inside. To relieve stress, I write, cook, or do something crafty (sometimes with a drink in hand)… But sometimes I make questionable decisions to lighten […]
The Mom-Olympics: Settling “Mompetition” Once and for All
Okay, moms, you know it’s out there. Mompetition. It’s a noun. It’s that guilt, that urge you feel when someone is mothering their little progeny better/craftier/more patiently/cuter/WTH…did they just step out of a magazine…than you are. Mompete is a (sort of) verb. It’s the time when you choose to craft/cook/volunteer/say yes…against all better judgment because you don’t want […]
You’ve Still Got It, Mama
Someday I’d like to introduce my kids to ME, the ME I was before they were born. That girl was fun. She read and wrote all the time and had dinner with friends in cute bistros. She and her boyfriend (now husband and father to the three kids) got lost on back roads in her […]
Carrie: Giving Bad Home Haircuts Since 1988
This is a picture of me when I turned 10. I’m looking down at my birthday cake, and my bangs are well shorter than society or style recommended, even for 1988. This was a running theme throughout my childhood. When my bangs got too long for my taste, I would sneak into my parents’ bathroom, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Dear Future (and Past, and Present) Husband
Dear Future (and Past, and Present) Husband, Yesterday was our ninth wedding anniversary. Nine years ago, we were married outside, in the South, in the oppressive heat and humidity. Our families, our friends, and relatives we had never heard of arrived in droves to see our impending nuptials and silently judge my choices of color, decor, […]