Monthly Archives: July 2014

How to survive a day at the beach with a toddler

July 29, 2014Blogbabies, beach baby, beach with kids, children, family, funny, how to, humor, kids, mom lit, motherhood, SAHM, sarah cottrell, summer, toddlers

By sarah cottrell

Beach plus toddler equals chaos Click To Tweet I forgot what it is like to bring a small wiggly child to the beach. I forgot how needy and curious a wee one is. And how little he can hold in his attention or for what impish amount of time. It’s easy to forget this at […]

The Evolution Of My Diaper Bag

July 28, 2014Blogbaby furniture, baby junk, baby stuff, diaper bag, differences between kids, funny, humor, mom lit, motherhood wisdom, parenting humor, sarah cottrell, too much stuff, traveling with babies

By sarah cottrell

The Evolution Of My Diaper Bag Click To Tweet I have two boys. They are wild and lovely and no matter how hard I try to minimize the amount of junk that they require for an entire day away from home, my diaper bag always ends up looking like I just robbed my own house. When […]

A letter of expectations to my future daughter-in-law

July 25, 2014Blogadvice, cautions, daughter in law, funny, housewife plus, humor, kids, mom lit, mother in law, motherhood, mothers and sons, open letter, parent humor, parenting, SAHM, sarah cottrell, sons, warning

By sarah cottrell

A letter to my future DIL Click To Tweet Today Loud Child sat in my lap and told me stories about all of his favorite things. He played with my hair. He sang me a song. He gave me hugs and he kissed my forehead. This was a remarkably affectionate occasion for my son who […]

Housewife Plus does happy hour

July 22, 2014Blogarticles, connect, facebook, funny, happy hour, housewife plus, humor, mom lit, parent humor BDN blogger, publications, read more, sarah cottrell, social media, twitter

By sarah cottrell

Housewife Plus does happy hour Click To Tweet Did you know that the fun at Housewife Plus is not limited to the Bangor Daily News? Check out the new page, Happy Hour to see a growing list of publications from the cheeky Sarah Cottrell (me!) at fantastic sites like Scary Mommy, Humor Press, BlogHer, Mamalode […]

My husband bet me that I can’t do this

July 19, 2014Blogalcohol, bet, funny, humor, marriage, Mom Bloggers, mom lit, motherhood, parenting humor, SAHM, wine, writers

By sarah cottrell

My husband bet me that I can’t do this Click To Tweet It all started a few days before July. I was telling my husband that I thought it was funny (and maybe a wee bit not so funny) that most of the lady bloggers I follow and network with regularly feature wine in their […]

Every Mom Needs This

July 17, 2014Blogmama said there'd be days like this, moms, motherhood, parenting, pep talk, SAHM, tough days

By sarah cottrell

By 9:00 AM this morning I had already cleaned up two diaper poo*nami’s. I had duly noted 89 complaints from my preschooler. I fed the family and caffeinated the husband. I did the dishes, vacuumed the floors, listened to my husband rattle off all the things he needed me to do for the day. And […]

Sarah Cottrell Roasts The Wonder Pets

July 14, 2014Blogblogger, character assassination carousel, childrens TV shows, comedy, family, frustrating kid stuff, funny, housewife plus, humor, kids shows, mom blog, mom blogger, mom humor, mom lit, motherhood, nicole leigh shaw, parenting, roast, SAHM, sarah cottrell, the wonder pets, venting for moms

By sarah cottrell

I have been a big fat huge fan of Nicole Leigh Shaw’s Ninja Mom Blog for a while. Nicole is a sassy writer who can out wit some of the best humorists on the block. So when I heard through the mom blogosphere that she was looking for submissions for her famous Character Assassination Carousel, I […]

10 Things to do in Belfast, Maine

July 7, 2014Blogbelfast maine, blogger, family vacation, maine vacation, mom blogs, mom lit, parenting, sarah cottrell, scary mommy, summer plans, summer vacation, things to do in belfast, things to do in maine, things to do with kids in maine, top ten list, travel guide

By sarah cottrell

10 things to do in belfast, maine Click To Tweet As a contributor to Scary Mommy, I write a lot about what it’s like to be a stay-at-home-mom in Maine. So when the editor asked me to consider writing up a piece on a local Maine town that could be included in their fabulous Travel […]

Is bathroom hunting hereditary?

July 7, 2014Blogblogger, children, family, friend of housewife plus, funny, guest blogger, guest post, herd management, humor, jessica mcneill azar, kids, mom blogger, mom humor, mom lit, parenting humor, SAHM

By sarah cottrell

bathroom hunting with herd-management today at housewife plus Click To Tweet The marvelously talented Jessica McNeill Azar of Herd Management is guest posting at Housewife Plus today! If you have not had the great pleasure of reader Jessica’s work then please run over to her website right now! Is Bathroom Hunting Hereditary? My six-year-old son comes […]

Moms just don’t understand

July 5, 2014Blogattitude, children, family, funny, growing old, humor, kids, mom lit, mom problems, moms, motherhood, mothers, toddler, you don't understand

By sarah cottrell

moms just don’t “unnerstand” Click To Tweet Sometimes I have to take a step back and reassess my lot in this motherhood gig. My Loud Child is ridiculously smart and is never more than a stern 1,2,3 warning away from timeout thanks to his disastrous mix of curiosity and audacious defiance of the house rules. […]