Tag: mimiwilliams
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RETAIL THERAPY
Marketing is a powerful thing! I delude myself into thinking that if I buy whatever it is, I’m going to suddenly become the person I see in the advertisement. That’s going to be my life!
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STRANGE THINGS AT MY HOUSE
by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi Strange things happen when you have preschoolers and college students living at home at the same time. Like the time my youngest daughter started wearing this plastic bracelet, and I had no idea where it came from. She said she found it in the bathtub. I mean, who hasn’t found jewelry…
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The Chutes & Ladders Family
by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi Fun fact about my family…I had two more babies when my teenagers were finishing high school. A sixteen year age gap. Talk about a pregnant pause! I did that Mom Curse on my teenagers when they were making me nuts. You know, when you say “One day, I hope you two…
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The Pandemic Meets Mad Mask
by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi As a teenager I watched the Mad Max movies, and I remember thinking “Those people are nuts! Who would act like that? And more importantly, who would dress like that?” Would all the designers get together at the beginning of an apocalypse and say “Ok, I’m thinking a desperate, cannibalistic vibe,…
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I Am Not Your House Elf!
by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi I love my Roombas! Wall-E and Rosie are part of the family! It’s nice to know someone is helping out around the house… I get irritated when my teens don’t pitch in. My mom used to yell “I’m not your maid!” But my kids grew up on Harry Potter, so I…
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Why I Bit My Husband in Costco…
By Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi Last week I bit my husband in Costco. I know, I know! Not socially acceptable nor age-appropriate behavior. But let me explain… We arrived at Costco, I flashed my super exclusive membership card, grabbed a cart the size of a dune buggy, and off we went on our bulk buying adventure…
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My Google Assistant
by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi I often like to ask my husband any questions that enter my stream of consciousness. He’s like my own personal Google. I call it Hey Tom. Our conversations often go like this… “Hey Tom! What’s the weather supposed to be like tomorrow?” My husband says, “Uh, Hey Google! What’s the weather…
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Parenting Supernatural Teens
by Mimi Williams AllAboutMimi I’m approaching the parenting finish line again, and we now have two teenagers haunting our house. Oh, they’re alive! I say “haunting”, because they’re like angry ghosts that don’t want to interact with us, but still live in the house, and really consider it theirs. Even though we pay for it.…
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NOTHING SAYS TRUE LOVE LIKE A CHIN WHISKER !
by Mimi Williams All About Mimi Many relationship experts will tell you, leave something to the imagination. Some things aren’t meant to be shared. It’s good for couples to retain a bit of mystery. I used to buy into this as well. I remember when I used to sleep in my makeup so my then…
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I’M FINE! IT’S FINE! EVERYTHING IS FINE!
by Mimi Williams ALL ABOUT MIMI Whenever I talk to family or friends, I find that no matter what is going on, if they ask how I’m doing, I’ll always reply “I’m fine! Everything’s fine!” Then proceed to tell the gory details of my life in a cheerful voice, like the announcer on a drug…