Mihow

Year: 2010

  • Tuesdays With Murray (Chapter 143) Micro-TransCations!

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    There’s something sneaky being built into many iPhone and iPad apps. It’s called “micro-transactions”. Some parents have discovered micro-transactions the hard way. Their child was playing with a free app and suddenly they’re charged $60 dollars for a bucket of “Smurfberries”. Yeah, not cool. There’s a game Em likes to play featuring a talking cat named…

  • “Pay to Opt-Out” Advertising

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    I hate the circus. I will not be taking my kid(s) to a circus. I reckon this will warrant an eye roll from some. I’m OK with that. That’s how much I hate the circus. There are few things I am passionate about. There are even fewer things I have deemed off limits when it…

  • The 3rd Trimester Rage. Soundtrack: Jazz.

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    About a week ago, I entered a really bad place and I haven’t been able to leave it. I hate feeling this way. The thing that sucks the most is that I’m aware of the change. I know it’s temporary, yet I can’t do anything to overcome it. This is what I imagine it feels…

  • My Costanza Moment

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    A few months ago, I volunteered to be “Class Parent” at Em’s school. I figured, I’m not busy enough making candy, going to culinary school, and being a pregnant mother. I needed to add something to my schedule. But what? CLASS PARENT! So, I volunteered for the job. And for the most part things have…

  • Hoping For Happiness

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    Last night the baby currently residing inside of my torso began kicking the shit out of me. I’m not sure what gets him going, but every night at 8 PM he starts and doesn’t let up until about 11:30 PM. Em was exactly the same way, during the same time, so I’m used to it.…

  • “The Due Date” and Cough Drop Sizes

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    I rolled out two new confectionary concepts over on Etsy. The first one features a new flavor called The Due Date. It combines wintergreen and (a few) fennel seeds. I also added cough drop-sized candies to my store. This all began when a customer contacted me after finishing off one of my Asian Orange lollipops.…

  • The Night Terrors Continue

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    I’m writing today in search of a little company and maybe some answers. Em has been having night terrors again, at least that’s what we think they are. They take place at the same time every night, between the hours of 11 and midnight and start 3 hours after he falls asleep. It usually takes…

  • Le beaujolais est arrive!

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    Over the last several months, many people have requested I make wine-flavored lollipops. I never thought it’d be possible, to be honest. But over the weekend I was at a boutique shop here in Brooklyn and noticed handmade candy canes for sale. While the candy canes are all made with corn syrup, they are also…

  • Mom It Down: Homemade Deodorant!

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    I can be really stinky. Unfortunately, my armpits (and feet!) are my biggest culprits. I used to go weeks and weeks without having to wear deodorant. But something changed in my late 20s. (I blame hormones. I blame them for everything.) Nowadays, unless I want to fill up an entire subway car with my stink,…

  • I PASSED!

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    Not only did I pass my gestational diabetes test, but I did so every hour by quite a bit. Awesome, right? So, here is where I confess to something. I did something before the 1-hour test that may have messed with my numbers a bit. When I admitted this to my mom and husband, both…