You can take the girl out of the cartography…

Sometimes I get sent links to stuff that I love and possible even buy but never even mention on this site because I’m selfish and like to keep the goods to myself. HOWEVER, this is National Blog Posting Month and I went and set a goal for 100 entries during November and I’m desperate for material, so here it goes: Something totally awesome that I’m sharing with... Read More

The Internet is EEEVIL.

You know how sometimes the Internet can help you earn money with ads on blogs, or eBay, or clubmom gigs or whatever? Well, I am not currently taking advantage of any of those things. Which has always made my addiction to Mighty Goods very dangerous. It becomes more an adventure of How Much Can I Fall In Love With But Not Afford? Lucky for my wallet – I’ve always been... Read More

I’ve learned my lesson

You know, when I wrote this entry, I was hoping for some good suggestions for suitable highchair replacements. There were several awesome suggestions, but the one that occurred the most and was within our budget was the Fisher Price booster seat. I think at least five of you said you used that one and I’ll pretty much do anything you all say you do. I’m really just a... Read More

Is it possible to truly hate a piece of furniture?

Sometimes I am amazed by the advancement of baby products since LilZ was born. I fell in love with the bumbo seat and carried it everywhere for months. Our current backpack carrier beats the one I had for LilZ by leaps and bounds. Namely – it keeps Nikki far enough away that my head that my scalp doesn’t become her newest chew toy. The clothes seem to be cuter, the furniture... Read More

Yippee! It’s Monday!

Yeah. That’s TOTAL sarcasm you find in that title there. In case you were wondering. Well – we won our soccer game Saturday! I believe it may have been our first official win. The funny thing was? The other team’s coach was one of those “I’m Yelling At You Loudly And In a Degrading Manner Because THAT is the Best Way To Coach 9-yr-old Boys” type... 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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