Welcome Ultimate Blog Partiers!! I'm thrilled to participate in 2011 - my last Ultimate Blog Party was in 2009!
Here at 0 to Mom, we talk about parenting at the speed of life. Frazzled Mommy and Funny Daddy aren't likely to be profiled by Parenting Magazine, but we have funny stories and the occasional tip, trick or technique to share to keep a family going strong even when the rest of life is in fast forward!
Welcome - please make yourself at home and stay awhile - and come back to visit again!
Love,
Frazzled Mommy
aka Tiffany
Ultimate Blog Party 2011
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Friday, April 01, 2011
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The Oxygen Mask Principle
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Friday, April 01, 2011
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Mommy Moments
I had to run a few errands after wrapping up the work week and brought the kids with me since Funny Daddy was headed to work. Errands done, and what's looming ahead? Why, Burger King with a playground. Score! I had promised Big Girl Mickey D's, but I love BK food so much more.
But tonight's post isn't about WHERE we're eating, but HOW.
I'm on my own with Big Girl and Bubba Boy many dinnertimes, since Funny Daddy works overnights. Sometimes, dinner takes eleventy billion hours. Gotta feed Bubba. Big Girl pretends to need help. Around midnight, I'm shoving food in my own face. Blech.
So I'm trying something new, using the Oxygen Mask Theory. It goes a little like this:
Inflight, passengers are advised to secure their own oxygen masks before helping others, in the event the cabin loses pressure. (Personally, I'd prefer a parachute, in the event the cain loses the capacity for sustained flight! But I digress.)
So tonight, I (BK) fed myself first. Let Big Girl hit the playground, had Bubba chilling with a toy, and I ate. And it was wonderful. Big Girl reappeared to begin eating before dashing back to play with her new 8-year-old boyfriend. And now Bubba's numbing down his pureed sweet potatoes and chicken.
And we've only been here 20 minutes.
Ahhhhhh. Like a breath of fresh air - or oxygen!
Family-Work-Life Balance
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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Hey, Moms! (And Dads!)
What is your favorite tip, trick or technique to balance all of what you've got going on in life?
In a future series of blog posts, I'll be exploring the good, the bad, and the insanity of what works best when you're parenting at the speed of life. Share your favorites - or your tips on what only looks good on paper but has zero practical application. I'll credit all ideas and link back to the site or post of your choice!
Share, share...And thanks!
Introducing...the Flashing Light
Published on
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
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Tuesday Travel Tips
Good Tuesday morning to everyone, and welcome to Tuesday Travel Tips with Tiffany! To read previous editions, you can find them here.
The entrance to my neighborhood is guarded by a flashing red light. Not stop signs; nope, those are too mundane. Not a full traffic signal. Too structured. All four spokes of the intersection are governed by this flashing light.
And you would think people needed a PhD in Trafficology to figure out this modern-day Clash of the (Nissan) Titans!
Ok, people. Let's break it down for you.
Basically...someone who wanted to make money off lightbulbs instead of sheet metal transformed the STOP SIGN into a FLASHING RED STOP LIGHT.
Beyond that, the principle is the same. Exactly the same. We take turns once we get to the intersection. The first Eastbound/Westbound cars in the corresponding lanes go...and then the Northbound/Southbound cars go.
But most importantly, and why you people tick me off, is this point of driving etiquette:
If no one is currently at the intersection, and I get there before you do, I get to go through first. Period.
Let's recap.
If my wheels have come to a stop and yours have not, I was there first. And thus, I get to cross the intersection first. Period.
Here's another scenario that gets my gall.
If you're the second car in line, you don't get to go through the intersection at the same time as the first car in line.
We take turns, Bozo. My toddler is learning how to do that; why can't you?
I've heard the argument that some people might not realize that it's not an actual fully functional tri-color traffic light. I'd be willing to accept that argument if it (a) didn't flash 24/7/365, (b) didn't blink on and off in 1 second intervals and (c) I lived near hamsters with less than 1 second attention spans instead of living, breathing, and supposedly attentive human beings.
I don't know about any of the rest of you purportedly sane drivers out there, but when I'm alone in my car (read: no kids), and someone goes through the blinking red light intersection out of turn, I actively try to hit them.
Calm down. I'm not actually going to hit them. But if they're trying to jump my turn, off goes my horn, out comes my middle phalanges, and I proceed to take my turn. I definitely stop if they continue through the intersection; no numb-numb is worth wrecking my car (and in the area surrounding my neighborhood, they probably don't have insurance). But I make 'em work for it.
But Tiffany, why don't you do the Christian thing and forgive?
Heck no. This isn't a forgiveable offense, and they have no intention of atoning. Forgetting your turn signal at an intersection is an oopsie. Going out of turn is deliberate. Failing to understand basic traffic signals is ignorance. And ticking me off when I'm in my car is stupid.
How about you? How do you deal with the Battle of the Stupids when it comes to flashing red lights?
Until next time,
Safe travels!
The entrance to my neighborhood is guarded by a flashing red light. Not stop signs; nope, those are too mundane. Not a full traffic signal. Too structured. All four spokes of the intersection are governed by this flashing light.
And you would think people needed a PhD in Trafficology to figure out this modern-day Clash of the (Nissan) Titans!
Ok, people. Let's break it down for you.
Basically...someone who wanted to make money off lightbulbs instead of sheet metal transformed the STOP SIGN into a FLASHING RED STOP LIGHT.
Beyond that, the principle is the same. Exactly the same. We take turns once we get to the intersection. The first Eastbound/Westbound cars in the corresponding lanes go...and then the Northbound/Southbound cars go.
But most importantly, and why you people tick me off, is this point of driving etiquette:
If no one is currently at the intersection, and I get there before you do, I get to go through first. Period.
Let's recap.
If my wheels have come to a stop and yours have not, I was there first. And thus, I get to cross the intersection first. Period.
Here's another scenario that gets my gall.
If you're the second car in line, you don't get to go through the intersection at the same time as the first car in line.
We take turns, Bozo. My toddler is learning how to do that; why can't you?
I've heard the argument that some people might not realize that it's not an actual fully functional tri-color traffic light. I'd be willing to accept that argument if it (a) didn't flash 24/7/365, (b) didn't blink on and off in 1 second intervals and (c) I lived near hamsters with less than 1 second attention spans instead of living, breathing, and supposedly attentive human beings.
I don't know about any of the rest of you purportedly sane drivers out there, but when I'm alone in my car (read: no kids), and someone goes through the blinking red light intersection out of turn, I actively try to hit them.
Calm down. I'm not actually going to hit them. But if they're trying to jump my turn, off goes my horn, out comes my middle phalanges, and I proceed to take my turn. I definitely stop if they continue through the intersection; no numb-numb is worth wrecking my car (and in the area surrounding my neighborhood, they probably don't have insurance). But I make 'em work for it.
But Tiffany, why don't you do the Christian thing and forgive?
Heck no. This isn't a forgiveable offense, and they have no intention of atoning. Forgetting your turn signal at an intersection is an oopsie. Going out of turn is deliberate. Failing to understand basic traffic signals is ignorance. And ticking me off when I'm in my car is stupid.
How about you? How do you deal with the Battle of the Stupids when it comes to flashing red lights?
Until next time,
Safe travels!
Libya vs. Iraq
Published on
Friday, March 25, 2011
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Politics
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Tiffany Takes On
Best. Ever. (Hat tip to B!)
