1. Cake is a good breakfast. Eggs, flour, milk. What more do you need?
2. Always save room for dessert.
3. Boys are impressed by the perfect spiral.
4. When parenting, say “no” only when you have to.
5. Never throw a jar of Vaseline or nail polish in a fit of anger.
6. PMS is real.
7. There are no boy toys or girl toys. There is no men’s work or women’s work.
8. The world is shades of grey.
9. You have kids to have an excuse to play as a kid.
10. Stay married long enough and your husband will give in and let you decorate the house however you wish.
11. It’s ok to take a little credit for how your kids turned out. You started them on their paths.
12. If you have a favorite color, it will seep into every aspect your life.
13. Beware of street poles.
14. You’re never too old to learn something new.
15. The more skin the male on the cover is showing, the “better” the book.



May 14, 2012 at 5:34 pm
awww I love that photo of you and your mom! I love this post so much I’d like to use the idea to do my own. Hope you don’t mind.
May 14, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Hope you had a star wars and lego free Mothers Day!
May 15, 2012 at 10:12 am
LOVE this! You’re so sweet, Fae.
May 16, 2012 at 8:35 pm
That is a wonderful picture and I absolutely love this posting!! It is so good to be free from graduate school and able to come back and read your blog. I hope you had a great mother’s day!