by mamaschmama

I’ve been earning my doctorate in HGTV this month and it’s called VINTAGE, people.  ”Old school” makes old seem cooler and “vintage” makes old school seem chic.  My postage stamp size house built pre-”I want an open floor plan”  I

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by mamaschmama

Do you remember where you were when you first saw this? I do.  I was sitting in a dark movie theater with my husband.  We sank a little lower in our seats, turned to each other, and whispered “Oh shit.”

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18 Jul - 2013

by mamaschmama

I wrote about my disgusting car last week and the world-famous* car shaming trend was born.  A concerned reader suggested that I was ignoring a very important group of environmentally conscious urban dwellers who relied more heavily on strollers than

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13 Jul - 2013

by mamaschmama

As I write, my daughter is sleeping upstairs in the room that used to be mine when I was a child and I’m sitting in a leather chair, at my mom’s very large and old wooden desk that used to

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26 Jun - 2013

by mamaschmama

I took my kids to the playground today.  It’s one that I used to visit as a kid but that’s when there was nothing but a rusty swing-set and a forest full of bears.  Now, it’s a beautiful park with

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