If you’ve been wondering where I’ve been, I’m not quite sure where the time went! When I started this blog I had a plan: I’d blog at least once or twice a week. Not all posts would be long, but I had a HUGE list of topics so I figured: easy peasy, right? Wrong! Life has been insanely hectic lately. October through December is the busy season for my makeup business, as people are throwing … [Read more...]
How My Toddler Daughter Teaches Me to Just Be Myself
Toddlers are interesting folks. They still have quite a bit to learn about the world -- like how the world, contrary to their beliefs, doesn't always revolve around them and what they want right NOW. But they also haven't learned to be anything but themselves. I'm not the most outgoing of people. It takes me time to warm up to people, and I've been that way since I was a kid, a … [Read more...]
Why I Don’t Share My Kid’s Name on Public Posts
Long before I started this Oops and Daisies blog -- heck, long before I had my daughter -- I decided I’d keep her name off public sites, like this one. It’s my attempt at privacy in this online world where we share so much of our lives. Will her name be posted by a well-meaning family member or friend at some point, like in the comments of a public Facebook photo? Maybe, but there’s only so … [Read more...]
