Updated for 2022: What is the Deal with all the Different Girl Scout Cookies?
Originally posted January 2018
January 2022 update: Scroll to the bottom for comparisons of Adventurefuls and between Lemon-ups vs Lemonades.
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Distress Tolerance in a Box — Homework I Can Handle
If you’re an extremely perceptive person, you may have caught just an inkling of the fact that I have felt a little reluctant about this whole DBT group thing.
Reviewing Janelle Hanchett’s “I’m Just Happy to be Here” and Why I’m Just Happy I’m Not Sh!tting in a Paper Bag
As soon as my advance reader copy of Janelle Hanchett’s I’m Just Happy to be Here arrived, I was eager to read it and share my thoughts. I love her blog, Renegade Mothering, so I had no concerns I wouldn’t at least like this book enough to recommend it.
I’m the Mother of a Seven Year Old! So how About a JarJackets Giveaway
The cold I thought I had turned out the be Strep. The nice thing about that is a couple of doses of antibiotics and I feel almost completely back to normal! Last year I had mastitis on her birthday. My body seems to remember that April 8 is a day to feel pain.
Tagalongs vs. Peanut Butter Patties? The Answer May Surprise You *
(*The answer will probably not surprise you)
Girl Scout cookie season: one of the few good things about Winter. Everyone has their favorites. Personally, I hate both coconut and mint chocolate. But give me peanut butter and chocolate and I’m a very happy person. As a kid I adored Tagalongs.
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Learning More About History’s Bad-Ass Heroines
Lorelei is such a curious kid. She wants to know the hows, whys, whats, and wheres of everything. To an annoying degree. I don’t know why keys are shaped like that or how balloons are made. No, I cannot tell you the exact details of everything we are doing, going to do, or have done. I am not sure what year Obama was born.
Ideas for Those Holiday Amazon Gift Cards – Courtesy of National Geographic Kids
I was going to give everyone a pre-holiday sneak preview of all the cool Nat Geo Kids swag I’ve gotten. I mean, that’s when normal bloggers create gift guides and when normal people buy gifts.