Do I look like I’m stupid? Good. Because evidently I am.

Step back, Mom. Let the superhero take charge. I am a little sensitive regarding my intelligence, or other people’s opinions of my intelligence. I’m quickest to gripe at my husband if he does anything that requires me to say, “You know I’m not an idiot, right?” I hate it when someone either A) Tells me something that everyone would be capable of figuring out themselves or B) Tells me something I didn’t know but uses a tone implying I should... Read More

My Little Running Diva

I didn’t like the tone the last entry left on my blog so I thought I’d add another to brighten things up around here. I remember the days when I used to blog twice in a day…regularly. Hard to believe it’s an anomaly now! We decided to take NikkiZ to a 200m track this weekend to show her how long her race will be in Disneyworld this weekend. She’s doing the 200m on Saturday, MrZ is doing the 5K that day too. Then my half-maratahon is on Sunday.... Read More

Oops. Again. AND AGAIN.

Well, let me start by saying Friday’s experiment did not go well. It turns out I can not STAND too much uncontrolled chaos. I’m great for controlled chaos; but the toys in every room, dogs eating crayons left out during art projects and kids building forts out of blankets and furniture is not my kind of chaos. Give me fingerpainting on the table or sidewalk chalk on the driveway – small portions of controlled chaos – any day of the week. Full-reign insanity?... Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my blog that I've been writing on since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot as it's a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I don't use my kid's exact names simply because if someone Googles their very unique names in the future, I don't want them stumbling upon my entries about boobsweat. I mean, would you hire someone whose Mom writes openly about such topics? NO. YOU WOULD NOT.

I love taking pictures and carry my camera (almost) everywhere I go. This means you'll see a lot of photos on this site. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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