• The Weekly Ten: The Lies Mama Tells Us

    The Weekly Ten: The Lies Mama Tells Us

    We love our mommies. So very much. In fact, I spent all weekend baking, shopping, dancing and watching the Betty White SNL with my beautiful mom for the momentous Mother’s Day. My mom is the coolest, most beautiful, intelligent, sincere woman in the entire universe. She gives great advice and shares clothes with me. Not like a regular mom, she’s a cool. mom.

  • The CC Weekly Weigh In: Lessons From Mom

    The CC Weekly Weigh In: Lessons From Mom

    The best teachers in life are mothers. They guide us, show us, and enlighten us from the moment we are born. I know my mom has taught me a lot. She taught me how to parallel park, she taught me how to put on pantyhose without tearing them, and she showed me how to take on a lot and handle it all with poise. Most importantly, she taught me how to get my dad to do what I wanted while making him believe he came up with the idea himself. Priceless.

  • 5 Mother’s Day Gifts That Are Worth The Wait

    5 Mother’s Day Gifts That Are Worth The Wait

    Mother’s Day is fast approaching and I am old enough to understand I’ve used and abused doing the whole buy-her-a-card-and-make-her-’free backrub’-coupons bit. And as much as I would love to buy my mom concert tickets and backstage passes to Bon Jovi, my income is just not going to allow that kind of spending. Not to mention, I’ve been so busy busting out finals week, I had totally forgotten this Sunday was Mother’s Day until right about…now.

  • The Best Thing My Mother Ever Gave Me

    The Best Thing My Mother Ever Gave Me

    My mom does a lot of really annoying things: She calls me really early in the morning, or really late at night. To talk about reality TV shows. Whenever I’m on the phone with her, she hangs up abruptly to get another call…without saying goodbye. She pees with the door open in the powder room on the main floor of our house.

  • Super Last Minute Gift Ideas for Mom

    Super Last Minute Gift Ideas for Mom

    So, only 2 days till Mother’s Day…“Whaaaaat???”
    Don’t worry — we have you covered. Here are a few gift ideas you can quickly whip together that your #1 Momma is bound to enjoy ( and 2/5 are FREE!).

  • Make Your Own Mother’s Day Gifts!

    Make Your Own Mother’s Day Gifts!

    There is officially less than a week left until Mother’s Day. I know – that little holiday totally sneaks up on you when you are swamped with exams, packing, and living out the final days of the school year. But don’t panic if you forgot (and your mom hasn’t been dropping hints every day as to what she wants).