Wifely Steps

Tweet This shelf of toy bins was a present from Timmy’s grandparents, and we originally used it to organize his toys. After a few weeks though, we found it was an even better way to organize his books. Each bin can hold up to a dozen books depending on size. The bins hold his small- [...]

Tweet It’s been a year since I stopped working corporate and embraced work-at-home motherhood. Has it been everything I ever dreamed of? Almost. Has it been more difficult than I thought it would be? Definitely. My career path for 2012 still has WAHM written all over it, but to make it is more productive and [...]

Tweet Firecrackers scare the hell out of me. I think it goes back to seeing an uncle almost getting burned by a fireworks fountain that wouldn’t light. The cone kept toppling over, and he would keep reaching forward to make it stand. On his last attempt to make the cone stable, the fountain shot fireworks [...]

Tweet I am not a huge sunblock fan. When some colleagues and I were talking about facial care, they told me I needed to start using sunblock. Key word: NEEDED. Here’s why I hate sunblock: It is greasy, heavy and its scent is too strong. Well, at least the ones I’ve tried. One colleague convinced [...]

Tweet My Mom carries a bag with her whenever she goes around the house. The bag is on her arm when she goes room to room, just so she doesn’t have to go back to the previous room if she left one of her things. What does she carry in her bag? Take a peek: [...]

Tweet If you stay at home too long, you can go cuckoo. Cabin fever, it’s called. If you also do a lot of things repeatedly such as watching Kung Fu Panda or washing poop, you can go a little crazy. Then there’s Elmo everyday. What do you call that? Mommy Madness? Mommy Mania? Whatever it’s [...]

Tweet It’s never too early to plan for Halloween costumes! Here are some great ones from Etsy. Adult or kids, Etsy is just brimming with wonderful costume ideas. The following are some of my favorites. Read on and be inspired. Little Red Riding Hood cape – tulle and satin RRH never looked this stylish. Etsy [...]

Tweet I’ve been seeing a lot of advertising for online discount coupon sites. Frankly, I was a bit intimidated by them. Are they easy to use? Can they be trusted? My friends have been huge fans of the service for ages, but I didn’t try it till this weekend. Ensogo was the first site I [...]

Tweet Do you play games during your holiday gatherings? Our family does — we’re big on games. One of the fun ones we played this year was very simple — the plastic balloon challenge. The mechanics are easy to follow. Grab on to your own tube and straw. At the game master’s signal, create the [...]

Tweet Are you in a bind because your office Halloween party is in a few hours and you don’t have a costume yet? You probably (a) forgot about the party, (b) were too busy to put a costume together, or (c) were dreading the party and were wishing you could get out of it but [...]