This Full House Archive

Category: Infographics, Flowcharts & Vlogs, OH MY!

  • Hard to Digest Moments: Watching movies
    with your teens.

    Liz and Glen's Hard to Digest Moment

    I am honored to be able to partner with Kellogg’s as a Champion of #GreatStarts blogger, with many thanks for their sponsoring this blog post and allowing me to share our stories with families (like mine) and (hopefully) help get each day off to a great start.

    Have you seen the latest Kellogg’s commercials? How’d That Happen and Tweezers are part of the Rice Krispies “hard to digest” campaign, showcasing awkward moments between parents and kids.

    When our little ones get smart enough to ask questions that we’re just so NOT ready to answer…yet…and, I’m sorry to say, the conversations don’t get ANY easier once your kids get older (whenever they actually decide to talk to you, I mean).

    So, when my friends at Kellogg’s challenged me to capture our own version of a “hard to digest” moment and then encouraged me to create a humorous video about it…*snort*… it was like giving a kid the keys to a virtual candy store.

    This time, I asked my 14 year-old son to help and he said yes (cue choir of angels, singing):

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  • Evolution of Filling Out Back-to-School Forms

    This vlog was actually inspired by a recent conversation on Facebook (beeeeeecause, I get my best ideas from you guys!!!) and dedicated to anyone who's ever had to sit down and fill out eleventy-hundred back-to-school forms:

     

    For those of you who are new to this rite of passage:  this is what having had 4 kids, attending 4 different schools (sometimes at the same time, even) in 13 years will do to you, just so you know.

    Aaaaaand, you're welcome 🙂

    © 2003 – 2013 This Full House With a fan page on Facebook and everything!

  • BEWARE: Guard Dog on Laundry Duty!

    Backstory:  I first Instagrammed a picture of our Doofus-Dawg sleeping…sorry, I mean…PROTECTING the laundry, because someone’s GOT to guard it from the danged squirrels.

    BEWARE Guard Dog on Laundry!

    My office also happens to pull double-duty as the laundry room and, upon occasion, Garth’s (not his real name) mancave and, yeah, it’s not called This Full House for nothing!

    [sound of crickets, chirping]

    Aaaaanyway, it’s sort of hard to work with a 90 lb. Doofus-Dawg snoring behind me and I was all, like….daaaaaaaang….how he could EVEN sleep through ALL the bird chatter and squirrel-squealing going on behind “him”.

    Here, let me show you:

    Stupid birds; dumbass squirrels; friggin’ laundry.

    ©2003 – 2013 This Full House

    With a fan page on Facebook and everything! 

  • Another Vlog Tutorial: How NOT to Talk to Teenagers

    Working in social media, I get to watch a lot of "how to" videos (YES, it's a job!) and I have learned some really interesting stuff along the way: like, how some parenting sites can make raising teens (and tweens) sound sooooooo…I don't know…wash, rinse and repeat.

    So, I was undermining my teens' privacy the other day and started thinking to myself; you know, maybe it would be a whole lot easier if someone showed me what NOT to do…and…HEY!!!!…wait a minute…I can do that!!!

    So, I present to you, the second in a series of "how NOT to" vlogs.

     

    A few post-production notes:

    • I am, and have NEVER even claimed to be, in no way, shape or form a parenting expert…clearly.
    • If, however, by posting these silly little videos, I can make you feel even just a little better about your parenting skills, then my job here is done.
    • That being said, do NOT try this at home, I am a professional dork.
    • My husband, kids and even the dog know and they seem to be okay wit-it.
    • I also realize that the audio does not match the video.
    • You've just witnessed a professional dork "workin-it".
    • With SUPER heavy duty and totally teen-induced eye baggage, even.
    • Wil Wheaton is awesome.

    © 2003 – 2013 This Full House

    New and improved with a fan page on Facebook and everything! 

  • Wordless Wednesday: More Than a Feeling

     

    Song:  "More Than A Feeling" by Boston

    Runners Unite to Remember:  we walked 3 miles, in 40 minutes on our high school's track, last night.  #prayingforboston.

    © 2003 – 2013 This Full House

    New and improved with a fan page on Facebook and everything!

  • How To Do Make Up Wrong, In 5 Minutes or Less

    Working in social media, I get to watch a lot of "how to" videos (YES, it's a job!) and I have learned some really interesting stuff along the way:  like, how some beauty bloggers can make putting on their make up look soooooo easy.

    So, I was over-tweezing my eyebrows the other day and started thinking to myself; you know, maybe it would be a whole lot easier if someone showed me what NOT to do…and…HEY!!!!…wait a minute…I can do that!!!

    So, I present to you, the first in a series of "how NOT to" vlogs.

     

    A few post-production notes:  

    • I realize that, even after editing (which, for a dork like me, is quite an amazing feat, in and of itself, actually!) the video ran 18 seconds long and, if you sat through the ENTIRE 5 minutes and 18 seconds, well, then I love you MORE than my tweezers!
    • For that bitch-slapped look:  you heard it here FIRST folks.
    • Being fans of beauty bloggers, I gave my teens a heads up of my "how NOT to" intentions, they're down wit-it.
    • As long as I do NOT tag them on Facebook or Twitter.
    • No, I do NOT blame them.
    • Yes, I know, so I spelled caterpillar…phonetically…I live in Jersey…shuddup!!!
    • I may or may not have had TOO MUCH coffee, already.

    Aaaaand, did anyone ever tell you how pretty you look?!?  Today, most especially 🙂

    © 2003 – 2013 This Full House

    New and improved with a fan page on Facebook and everything!

  • The Strip (A Vlog)

     

    Because, some blog posts require a visual and I would like for Melisa to be wrong…at least once…dammit!!!  

    WARNING:  Although there is no nudity (seriously, my kids read this crap)  you still may want to make sure any small children are NOT around, or risk their screaming, "Make the scary lady stop," you're welcome!!!

    P.S.:  Aaaaaand, I see now that the captions are ALL wrong (they're showing up, too early) so, I guess you'll have to watch it again, but fast-forward it in your head, to keep up with the captions…or not…because, I am a dork.

    © 2003 – 2013 ThisFullHouse

  • Aaaaand, Now For More “Break Curfew and I’ll Show This Video to Your Girl/Boyfriend!” Blog Fodder

    My son's voice is changing.  A lot.  It's okay, he knows he sounds funny.  So, I shot this quick video while hunting for apple cider donuts during spring break, last week.

    Aaaaand, now I'm sorta mad at myself for not thinking of doing something like this back when I first started blogging…9 years ago…when he was 4 years-old (I think) because it would have made for some really awesome "Break curfew and I'll show this video to your girlfriend!" blog fodder.

    So, I video-taped my youngest for good measure.  You know, seeing as the kid is 10…going on 29…and most likely eloping, getting married jumping out of an airplane, or something involving the use of some sort of underwater breathing apparatus, anyway.

    Then, she can send me THAT video and we'll go ahead and just call it even. 

    [sound of crickets, chirping]

    Want a donut?  I skinned it and everything!

    © 2003 – 2012 This Full House

  • I’m Vloggy and I Know It!

    Inspired by an incredible interlude with my long lost mojo, this morning…I hope it lasts…I blame Tara 🙂

    © 2003 – 2012 This Full House

    Freshly-Brewed Elsewhere:  Robin Wilson Home – Hypoallergenic Bedding Collection & Down Alternative Luxury Bed Pillow Giveaway [takes deep breath] because allergies suck wet poodle!

  • Crawling Out From Underneath The Snuggie, The Squatter and Tearing Up My Unmentionables

    References and just so you know stuff:

    • Melisa with One S and her Vlog about absolutely nothing – The Voice. 
    • Also, I was going for lemming, not a lemur (DER!)
    • Although I realize it is not life-threatening, the squatter is a real p.i.t.a.!
    • I miss the days of blogging about absolutely nothing.

    How about you?  Ever deal with a squatter?  Are you a terrible patient as I am?

    ©2003 – 2012 This Full House

    FRESHLY-BREWED ELSEWHERE:    I am partnering with Hallmark as a Life is a Special Occasion blogger and sharing personal stories, insights and inspirations in enjoying simple, every day moments, with you (yes, YOU!)  Like, how my how my friends stalked my husband on Facebook and I "liked" it.