“The El Niño rains are still coming! They’ll be here in January . . . February, no, we mean March, possibly April, or even late May,” the local weather forecasters all say. Yet our days feel remarkably like summer, and…
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I Jinxed El Niño – You Can Blame Me
Tagged with: El Nino, humor, meteorology, rains, Science, Storm watch, Weather
Posted in humor, life, los angeles, News, Science, Southern California, Weather
Posted in humor, life, los angeles, News, Science, Southern California, Weather
Laundry 101
I made a video to teach my kids how to do laundry – not sure I actually accomplished that though. NOW FEATURED ON HUFFINGTON POST PARENTS!
Kids: Change the $^*#&% Toilet Paper Roll – A Video
I had the house to myself yesterday so I made a video. Enjoy!
Tagged with: change the toilet paper roll, comedy, funny video, humor, parenting
Posted in comedy, humor, mothering, parenting, video
Posted in comedy, humor, mothering, parenting, video
Breaking: New Pooh Bear Manuscript Found
New books from deceased or aged authors are as common now as insulting comments by Donald Trump. Fresh on the heels of new releases by the late Theodor Geisel and Harper, comes rumor of another exciting literary discovery, this time…
Tagged with: A.A. Milne, Dr. Seuss, Go Set A Watchman, Harper Lee, Lost manuscripts, What Pet Should I Get?, Winnie The Pooh
Posted in humor, life, News, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in humor, life, News, Uncategorized, Writing
Martinis & Motherhood – Available today!!
The book I’m in is available on Amazon today! From the Press Release: June, 16 2015 – Mom’s Night Out is set to have a new theme starting this June when Tipsy Squirrel Press releases its first anthology, Martinis &…
Tagged with: essays, martinis, mothering essays, new anthology, parenting humor, writing
Posted in parenting, Writing
Posted in parenting, Writing
HuffPo Comedy and Advanced Reader Copies of Martinis & Motherhood
My Contractor Satire piece is in the Huffington Post Comedy section – Likes and comments on HuffPo are welcome! Here’s a link “A Letter to My Contractor (Please, Please Call Me Back)” And, advanced reader…
Tagged with: blogging, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Comedy, humor anthology, parenting, writing
Posted in blogs, books, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in blogs, books, Uncategorized, Writing
To My Contractor, Scott: Won’t You Please Call Me Back?
Dear Scott: I am writing to you with actual pen and paper because I keep waiting for you to return my calls and texts and I can’t figure out why you won’t respond. What went wrong with our relationship, Scott?…
Tagged with: construction, contractors, home remodeling, humor
Posted in comedy, humor, life, Uncategorized
Posted in comedy, humor, life, Uncategorized
My Picture Book Available on Kindle Now
I wrote a picture book! It’s a counting book with fun rhymes and cute and funny illustrations by my very talented niece, Natalie Berger, who has a Fine Arts degree in Illustration. For those of you with tiny tots,…
Tagged with: baby books, books, counting books, new counting book, new picture book, parenting, picture books, writing
Posted in babies, books, parenting
Posted in babies, books, parenting
Why I Won’t Educate My Kids
I’ve made what some say is a controversial choice. I refuse to force-educate my kids. I will not subject my children to dangerous schoolyards, ever-changing teaching methods, and suspect curriculum just because some expert or some government entity says I…
TSL Thursday – Beyond Your Blog
As promised, another edition of “Throw Some Love Thursday!” Today I’d like to introduce you to Beyond Your Blog. It’s run by Susan Maccarelli. Susan has posted a ton of links for places to submit your writing – from unpaid…
Kristen Hansen Brakeman 