Since I am on the precipice of another year of on-demand breast feeding, I’ve decided to use my inevitable public displays of nudity to my advantage and start The Great Boobs Out Challenge of 2015. For anyone who has been reading Outmanned since the beginning (all seven of you!), you might remember my New Year’s [Read more…]
THAT mom
The cabin of the plane was surprisingly dark considering it was midday. My hands were neatly folded in my lap. As we taxied along the runway, I tried to decide what to do with the next hour and a half of my time. Should I break out the laptop and try to write something coherent? [Read more…]
Diary of an 11 month old: Travel Edition
Have you ever looked at your baby and wondered what thoughts were going through his head as he ate dirt or played with the contents of his diaper? Well, me too. In fact, I wondered what would happen if my 11 month old had a blog. I’m pretty sure it would go something like this: [Read more…]
Planning a Family Vacation in 13 Unlucky Steps
Before embarking on a family vacation my mind is occupied for days trying to manage all the details, double check the bookings, and make sure we don’t forget anything we can’t replace when we arrive, like the baby. Suddenly the movie Home Alone doesn’t seem so outrageous. Somewhere between packing the five giant suitcases [Read more…]
In My Car
It’s Sunday Confessions time again this week over at More Than Cheese and Beer. This week’s topic was: In My Car. There are so many options for confessions laying strewn on the floor, under the seats, and yes, even stuck to the ceiling in my car. There’s the french fry that fell between the seat [Read more…]
Poop Happens And Other Lessons On Traveling With Kids
When traveling with small children there is one unavoidable, unpleasant, inconvenient eventuality: kids poop. Of course, everybody poops, but kids seem to do it at the most inopportune moments and in the most spectacular fashion: more of a pyrotechnic show than a bodily function. The best you can hope for on a long trip is [Read more…]
Top Five Worst Idle Threats I’ve Had To Follow Through
You know that family that sits behind you with the rowdy toddler kicking the back of your seat and the baby reaching over and pulling the hair of the guy next to you? Well, that was us. Don’t get me wrong, my kids are usually great travelers, but after twelve hours and two flights that [Read more…]
Conversations you never have to have with you daughter: Travel edition
I’m feeling pretty proud of myself for talking about something other than penises. Unfortunately, it means I’m now going to talk to you about poop. I’m the mom of a three year old boy. I don’t have many other options! Today we finally departed on our family beach vacation to Florida. The morning went as [Read more…]
Top Five Travel Failures (Part 2)
Here are the final two of my top five mommy fails while traveling with kids. As my upcoming vacation approaches, I’m not sure if these memories terrify me or give me hope that it can’t be that bad (and even if it IS that bad, it will give me material for future Travel Failure posts). [Read more…]
13 Weirdest Places I’ve Had My Boobs Out in 2013
I just realized this morning that today is New Year’s Eve. Yeah, you can tell we have BIG plans tonight! Now that I’m caught up, I wanted to do something to bid adieu to 2013 in my own special way. So without further ado, I give you the list of the weirdest places I’ve [Read more…]
Top Five Travel Failures (Part 1)
It dawned on me this morning that the whole family is leaving for Florida for vacation next week (no, I am NOT complaining). I find that the few times I have lost my mind enough to make travel plans with my kids that it seems like a great idea right up until the week before [Read more…]