So part of being a blogger these days is taking part in giveaways, so I am taking the plunge in the spirit of MOTHER’S DAY!!! Here at Domestic Disturbia, I am excited to collaborate with A Family Village to celebrate YOU or your Mom. We have teamed up with our closest 25 friends to bring you a fun cash giveaway! One lucky winner will win $250 to be deposited...

Today, Paul and I had a case of the Mondays. Blame it on the holiday weekend + Declan’s birthday party + too much junk food + not enough sleep, and you have a recipe for bitchiness in this house. And this morning, we had a buffet of bitchiness before coffee had even been poured. I, of course, was spooning out extra servings to everyone. So yea, I was tired...

Today was Declan’s fourth birthday. FOUR! I can’t believe it. Four is officially Big Boy Territory. We survived the Terrifying Threes, which really weren’t that bad, and I feel like for the most part, we are on a smooth road for a while (remind me of this the next time he loses his shit over absolutely nothing, ok? Thanks.), and I am excited about...

As most any episode of Law & Order: SVU involving a teenager as the murderer will teach you, all young criminals torture animals at some point in time. Just ask Mariska Hargitay. She knows. So of course it gave me pause today when I witnessed Simon toddle over to the window where our lazy-ass beloved pet, Dot, was sitting before he decided to push her out the...

Alright, kiddos, I promised you more about my Adventures in Lapband Land last week, and being a woman of my word and also a lack of other topics to write about, here it is. When we left off, I had just explained how the lapband works. Any questions? No? There will be a quiz later, so you guys better have this down pat. There is no extra credit. Anyway, why did I...

I am well aware of my strengths and weaknesses. I have many of both. Well, some of both. I have at least one strength. But one of my definite weaknesses is anything art related. I cannot draw or paint anything ever. Hell, Paul wouldn’t even let me paint the walls in our house, but he did permit me to paint part of the doors of an old china cabinet we have, and...

This week, I reacquainted myself with one of the greatest tools I have in my weight loss arsenal: my lapband. I mentioned in my first post about losing weight that 6 months after my wedding, I underwent lapband surgery, also knows as Laparoscopic Gastric Banding or Adjustable Gastric Banding. I realized this week on my way to my appointment with my bariatric doctor...