Tip #181: Celebrate Pride!

Daily Life Tip #181: Celebrate Pride! Hope everyone had a great time at the parade yesterday!!

Tip #180: Take Pictures

Daily Life Tip #180: Take pictures. I've found that people love when you post 1) Baby pictures and 2) Food pictures. And by "love" I mean they hide me. Happy National Camera Day!

Tip #179: Learn from Others

Daily Life Tip #179: Learn from others. Thanks for the playdate piano lesson!

Tip #178: Friday Weddings

Daily Life Tip #178: Friday weddings save money. Happy Decide to be Married Day! But no pressure!! #Whiniestbridezillaever

Tip #177: Snuggle Up!

Daily Life Tip #177: Snuggle up for warmth! Why is it so cold out there in June?!

Tip #176: Read Social Cues

Daily Life Tip #176: Read social cues. Maybe the doggie doesn't want you to grab his face?

Tip #175: Help a Friend

Daily Life Tip #175: Help a friend in need. Harper gave Krista a ride when her wheels broke down. Thanks, Harp!

Tip #174: Send Mail

Daily Life Tip #174: Send Mail. It's nice to receive something in the mail every once in awhile. Does anyone send anything anymore? Krista's Godfather sent this today. Thanks, Uncle Arnie!

Tip #173: Keep the P out of the OOL

Daily Life Tip #173: Keep the P out of the OOL. Have you guys tried swim diapers? They work wonders!

Tip #172: Keep Loved Ones Forever in your Heart

Daily Life Tip #172: Keep loved ones forever in your heart. We are so lucky to have the time we did with them and no one can take that away. RIP Aunt Louise, whose kindness and sense of humor were unmatched. She taught me about strength and that laughter is the key. Truly grateful for the years on this earth that I got to spend with her.

Tip #171: Pray

Daily Life Tip #171: Pray. Or do whatever you do to feel spiritually connected to something larger than yourself in this life.

Tip #170: Spend Time with Family

Daily Life Tip #170: Spend time with family. Cherish every moment we have with them.

Tip #169: Dance to Beat of Own Drummer

Daily Life Tip #169: Dance to the beat of your own drummer. Be an individual and do your own thing no matter what everyone else is doing!

Tip #168: Support Country

Daily Life Tip #168: Support your country. Congrats to the USA team on their win yesterday! Yay, Superbowl!!

Tip #167: Dogs are not Chairs

Daily Life Tip #167: Dogs are not chairs. Though they are soft and comfy, they are not meant to be sat on. Who knew?

Tip #166: Learn about Music

Daily Life Tip #166: Learn about music. Play Dad a song today! Looks like she's following in his footsteps. Happy Father's Day!

Tip #165: Keep in Touch

Daily Life Tip #165: Keep in touch with old friends! We can't wait to go to Ohio to visit later this year!! Baby's first road trip!

Tip #164: Be Patient

Daily Life Tip #164: Be patient and quit begging. The day will be over in few hours and weekend almost here!

Tip #163: Contain Yourself

Daily LIfe Tip #163: Contain Yourself. It was hard to contain all the kids last weekend, but we did it.

Tip #162: Be Independent

Daily Life Tip #162: She wanted to independently walk up the slide all by herself and got pissed when we stopped her from falling.

Tip #161: Green Tea

Daily Life Tip #161: Drink green tea. It's good stuff and may have health benefits. Also, it's National Iced Tea Day, so....Cheers!

Tip #160: Have Character

Daily Life Tip #160: Have Character. Donald Duck is K's favorite (she told me) and today is Donald Duck Day. Happy Donald Duck Day! It commemorates the debut appearance of Donald Duck on June 9th 1934, when he featured in the Silly Symphony cartoon The Wise Little Hen. And also, I'm running out of tips (obviously) so if you have some, please send them my way! Note: "Stop posting this blog, you're annoying us" is not considered a helpful tip.

Tip #159: Lazy Day

Daily Life Tip #159: Have a lazy day. That's what lazy Sundays are for! Stay in bed all day if you want. Go on, you've earned it. And you hit the bottle pretty hard last night.

Tip #158: Respect Personal Space

Daily Life Tip #158: Respect personal space. Maybe stay out of my drawers?

Tip #157: Smile!

Daily Life Tip #157: Smile! Research shows that even if you're not feeling particularly happy, smiling may help you to feel better. Although, there is plenty of reason to feel happy today, with it being a beautiful day outside, and the last day of school for many!

Tip #156: Thank a Teacher!

Daily Life Tip #156: Thank a teacher! School's almost out!! Happy Summer!

Tip #155: Run

Daily Life Tip #155: Run or walk for charitable causes (or just for fun & exercise)! Get those running shoes on!! Happy National Running Day!

Tip #154: Watch 80's Movies

Daily Life Tip #154: Watch 80 's movies. Constantly. They're awesome. You forgot to hook up the doll!

Tip #153: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Daily Life Tip #153: Let sleeping dogs lie. Let it go - the past is in the past. Hey, that should be, like, lyrics to a song or something.

Tip #152: Get Messy!

Daily Life Tip #152: Get messy and live it up! Get your hands dirty, and your face, and your clothes, and....