Planning a Child's Birthday Party – Assvice Wanted

by Miss Britt on February 26, 2009 65 Comments »

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Hello, Internet.
You know how, sometimes, you come out of the woodwork with your words of wisdom and your well meaning suggestions for how I should fix this and handle that and basically live my life so much better than I am doing it now?
And you know how, sometimes, I like to dub [...]

This Is What Burn Out Looks Like, Motherfuckers

by Miss Britt on April 2, 2008 49 Comments »

Dear Dumb Ass,
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been running my ass off for the last several weeks.
I’ve driven hundreds of fucking miles. I’ve circled the airport terminal more times than I care to count. I’ve washed sheets and remade guest beds. I’ve planned outings and excursions and meals from [...]

Echoing Shelli’s Sentiments

by Miss Britt on March 6, 2008 61 Comments »

As the beautiful Suburban Kamikaze reminds us, plastic bins are the key to a well organized life.
I have bins for shoes. Bins for pictures. Bins for receipts.
Bins for clothes that each child has outgrown long before I’d hoped they would. Bins for clothes that have not been outgrown but have been painfully [...]