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The elves are back and some BirminghamMoms have reported strange happenings in their homes. Like last year, the elves seem to like vis-a-vis markers for leaving greetings on bathroom mirrors, shower doors, and even aquariums. This year they have been working double time: One morning an elf appeared wearing its kid’s Silly Bandz on its arms. Another elf was caught wearing its […]
Whether you schlep around a cheap purse or carry a fine designer bag, you probably can’t avoid placing it on the floor from time to time, especially in a restaurant. Chances are also good that when you bring a load in from the car you drop everything on the kitchen counter to sort, including your (previously on the floor) […]
I recently learned that Cottonelle makes a kids’ toilet paper that is supposed to help potty training youngsters learn how much T.P. is “just enough.” The sheets are printed with a puppy paw print on a run of four squares followed by the Cottonelle puppy on the fifth square, signaling that it’s time to tear the paper and use the five-sheet […]
The Tub Trug is all the rage in gardening catalogs and home magazines, and it’s worthy of the hype. Imagine a sort of bucket made of a croc (as in footwear) -like material that is flexible yet sturdy. You can lug it around the yard and put almost anything inside it, then rinse it out with a […]
Patti Black is a Certified Financial Planner and BirminghamMom of twins who advises high net worth individuals. She has some practical advice for rest of us as well. It’s no surprise that moms of average means are having to carefully budget and allocate resources during these economic times. Patti says even her wealthy clients have to make […]
You know your paradigm has shifted when you commiserate more with Bob Cratchit rationing a single lump of coal than you rejoice with Ebenezer Scrooge in vowing to serve his fellow man and keep Christmas in his heart all the year. Obviously a lot of folks are unemployed this season, and many who are working won’t be receivng the bonus they […]
Garth Brooks sang about a guy whose neck was “red as Alabama clay” but I’m guessing he’d have found the topic less poetic if he’d ever had to remove those clay stains. This ubiquitous clay is in all almost all our back yards and playgrounds, and any kid who has jumped out of a swing has the red marks on his knees to show for […]
Moms are always having to allocate limited resources, and no more so than now when they appear even more scarce. After basic needs are taken care of, it’s time to allocate precious money, time and attention to whatever discretionary options you have left. Here are some considerations: Among things that matter to you, get what you really want. There is a time […]