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Laughter
Bedhead – inspiring laughter in bedrooms around the world every day. When my daughter, Lydia, was little, we shared a bedroom at my mother’s house. At least once a week, when I was tucking her in, she would say “Mommy, let’s have a Laugh Fest.” Now, some of you may not be familiar with a…
Party in the Back
Apparently, it’s true. At a very low point in my hair history, I sported a mullet. I had actually blocked this out of my conscious memory, and was blissful in my lack of remembrance. Then Facebook happened. Plausible deniability no longer exists…because people from your past took photos of you. Not only was I wearing a…
How Big is Your Comfort Zone
As you can probably tell, I have a pretty large comfort zone. Actually, I can’t remember the last time I saw the border of my comfort zone. Yeah – it’s that big. But it wasn’t always so. When I was a child I had the comfort zone the size of a postage stamp. I had…
What Are We Saving Things For?
I have spent so much of my life not using things. Like this mug, for example. I have had this mug since 1991 and I have never used it. I had kept it in my china cabinet so nothing would happen to it. And you know what happened to it? I forgot about it. Maybe…
Fireflies in a Jar
Fireflies are magical. I was walking to my car and there were thousands of fireflies in the air. Blinking. Flying. Floating. I got to thinking about them. Remember when you were a kid, and it was so exciting to catch a firefly? We put them in mayonnaise jars with holes punched through the lids. We’d…
The Bedhead is Back!
Back by popular demand (one person saw the blog and said “you should write more”), your beloved bedhead has returned! I know it’s been a few years and you’ve probably been wondering what I’ve been up to. Here’s a quick rundown of what has happened in my life since July of 2014. (Holy crap, has…