Mom + Blogger = Mommy Blogger?

So, the other day, I am on a car ride out to a garden in the country and my friend asks me, "K, are you a mommy blogger?"

I was like, uh, I don't think so but I have a blog...and then it occurred to me, "Yeah, I have a blog!"

I should check in on my nobody-theres and pull the cobwebs off the keyboard!

How ya been?

Me?

Oh, busy!

Really, my absence is always a good thing. It means I am being productive. After months of confusion I finally committed myself to making my dreams come true. I am going to college.

Things are actually falling into place. We even bought a beat-up Dodge from a friend and now our car worries are eased. I think my financial aid is going to cover school, child care, and enough of our cost of living so that I can really focus on my classes. I am hoping to get some sort of part-time job or internship as soon as I get the hang of my new schedule.

I'm still trying to figure out what to do with you, blog.

I'll be back with some more elbow grease in a few. Right now, I have to take my toddler to the library.

Top priority of the day: Find my friggin library card and solidify my new schedule. Three care providers, two days a week, one busy mom!

Btw, I think this is the story that inspired my friend's questions. Interesting stuff.

Wham!

A friend recently pointed me toward two very good resources for the enterprising WAHM. One is a legitimate opportunity to make some grocery money from your computer. 

http://www.kgb.com/#work

The other is a savvy and informative on-line magazine for moms trying to work from home. There is lots of level-headed advice there.  http://www.wahm.com/

With so many predatory advertisers targeting stay-at-home-mom's, it felt right to share the good!

Don't Call it a Comeback

Hey Ya'll!

I wasn't sure if I would continue this blog. Maybe I'll poll to see who is still with me and what you all think. The name is a little confusing now. For several reasons, I am on hiatus from the esthetics profession. I will probably never go back. If you are in the field or considering it, I'd love to tell you why. Email me.

Anyway, this blog was a map of sorts. A tool for discovery. It has served it's purpose well. It can grow with me, right?

I still have so much more to share!

For example:

Crafty Feast is a fledgling independent craft fair getting it's start this year. If you know Etsy then you probably get the idea. If you don't know Etsy and click that link then I am sorry. You're a junkie like the rest of us now. 

This is a local event but, they are accepting vendors from out of the area, too. The deadline to submit your application is March 1st.  I think it would be so exciting for something like this to be successful in Columbia. If you don't craft maybe you can still come to support those who do. Ribs, Renaissance and divergent home crafters. What's not to like?

Just Mom

Okay, I gave it my best.  I still love the work but, the industry isn't for me. 

If I'm not an esthy-mom, what will I be?

Hmm, we shall see. 

Professional rhymer, maybe?

Now, let's see about changing my user name...

Love it or Hate it, It's the State Fair!

It's fair time again! It usually takes a little convincing to get Esthypop to agree to go. At best, I get him on alternating years. We are both excited this year, though. It's the babe's first.

I've noticed that most people respond very enthusiastically to the fair. They love it or they loathe it. 

I just don't understand how anyone can miss the magic! The lights, the heights, the chickens. Carnies. That one can put anything on a stick or create "Deep Fried Pepsi" is a marvel that only the fair can manifest! It's kitsch and community. An assortment of oddballs. An excitment of the senses!

If you need more convincing, you should check out the images here. They'll have you ready for the Gravitron in no time! 

Sure, Fall begins with the September Equinox but it hollers at the fair!

Little Red Caboose

Oh Ella! Your felt crowns are charming. To an Autumn lover like me, these are irresistible. 

Your blog is full of wonder and you are the nicest seller I never bought from. 

I have decided to wait until the babe's 2nd birthday (at least) when she can cherish the bestowal. Right now, her arms resemble a furious, chubby windmill when most things approach her head.

Nap Blog and Pin-up Make-up Tutorial

Some really exciting stuff on the horizon...lunch with old friends, dinner with new ones...,sometimes it seems like all I have to do is step outside of my comfort zone and great things begin to happen. Of course, I can only tease you mercilessly with these puny nuggets of info. When the time is right you will be the first to know more ;)

One thing I can say is that I have a gig, as an instructor, at the school where I learned esthetics. It won't be easy. Nothing rewarding ever is. Esthymom the educator? It's an exciting challenge, no?

My first class was make-up application and Wednesday we'll practice with false eyelashes. This is probably the easiest time to jump in.  

This video is the perfect shout-out to all the influences currently tumbling around in my psyche. Besides, it's a righteous make-up tutorial. Girlfriend even wrote your shopping list for you!