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I adore her blog. She is funny, a good writer, and she always has gorgeous pictures of her  family. Oh, and by the way, she is f-a-b-u-l-o-u-s. Let’s face it, we all kind of want to be her a little bit ;-) So imagine my glee when she accepted to guest post here! Without further ado, I give you Pauline, a.k.a. OHMommy :-)


After seven long years of child bearing I produced three children and gained a total of 180 pounds. I am selfishly proclaiming this upcoming summer season as the summer that I frolic around the community pool in a two piece.

No one pieces. Not even a tankini. No cover ups. Or cute skirted bottoms. No. No. No! In fact, I plan on tossing the above mentioned items in our stainless steel grill to heat the childrens’ Oscar Myer hot dogs on Memorial Day. Not even the Purple Heart Veterans will take used one pieces no matter what label they are. Heh. I did actually call them and ask, “You take gently used clothing, yes? How about super cute designer swimwear sizes 10, 8, and 6?”

“No.”

“No?”

“No.”

So fuel for hot dogs it is. I have been religiously working out since the beginning of the kid’s school year, shamelessly dancing in my free time for exercise, and making sure that none of the extra goldfish crackers found their way into my mouth. And you know what? It’s really hard. All of it. I am constantly hungry, always tried, and in pain from all of the extra burpees I am made to do for being late in the morning at boot camp.

Perhaps I should move to Mauritania, a small country in N.W. Africa, where according to the AP “Men Find Obese Women More Appealing.” But then again, as an Islamic country, there are no Oscar Myer pork hot dogs to feed my children.

Good night!


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The best kid of thrifty

by Elisa on April 6, 2009

in funny,guest posts,humor,shopping

Please welcome the first guest poster ever on Diary of an Unlikely Housewife: Jill, of Scary Mommy! Jill is gorgeous, and incredibly nice. She is one of my favorite mom bloggers – her blog is funny and very relatable, and it’s always a pleasure to read. Here’s a little taste.

I am an incredibly thrifty person. I love discount stores. I clip coupons. I get the max for the minimum and never, ever pay full price. It’s how I’ve always been, and I can’t imagine any other way. Despite all of my thrifty habits, though, I refuse to shop thrift stores. Most of my friends have no problem going that route for their kids, and they’re totally right– the clothes are in great shape and a fraction of the price… Why not? Honestly, it just grosses me out. What mystery child had a blow-out diaper in those pants? Wiped snot on those sleeves? Puked all over that dress? I know what my kids do in their clothes and it nauseates me. And I love them. The thought of a alien child’s poop? Gag.

I discovered the joy of my own child’s hand me downs with my second son. Having had boys so close in age and during the same seasons, my youngest owns nothing but previously worn clothes. And I love it. I love getting him dressed and remembering my older son in the same outfit. I love comparing their sizes, their smiles, their adoring sister with them… It is quite convenient to box up Ben’s outgrown clothes and walk 20 steps to Evan’s closet to put them away, knowing in a year I’ll see them all again. It’s the best type of second hand store in the world.

It almost makes me want to try for another girl, just to see my daughter’s sweet little dresses again.

Almost, I said. I’m not insane.


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