Dear Snarky, I’m getting married over the Labor Day weekend and I hope I don’t dis-invite my mother to the wedding. She’s gone mother of the bride bridezillla. It started with her insisting that she […]
Author: snarkyinthesuburbs
Home Selling Lust
I’ve caught the latest ailment that’s sweeping the country and I’m not talking about the coronavirus. What I’ve got is a bad case of home selling fever. Am I selling my home? No, but that […]
Bad Mood Rising
I’m currently perplexed. Granted, I spend a great deal of time in a perplexed state due to my over abundant curiosity about things that are usually none of my business. But before you judge me […]
Dear Snarky I Just Found Out I’m Dating My Mom’s EX-Husband’s Son
I’m a junior in college and I’ve been dating a wonderful guy for about six months. Recently, I met my boyfriend’s mom and dad and they were super nice but the dad asked me a […]
Camped Out
Something alarming has happened to me. I have discovered that my husband has been if not exactly hiding than at the very least has been somewhat secretive about a new desire. Honestly, maybe it’s not a […]
Turning Your Flaws into Parenting Tips
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of a mother posting another heartfelt quote about parenting on social media. Tis the season for everything from inspirational ditties to novellas about the joy of parenting due […]
Dear Snarky – I Told My Niece She Would Make a Horrible Teacher
Dear Snarky, My niece just graduated from college with an education degree. The good news is she already has a job with a school district. The bad news is that she told the family that […]
Freebie Alert
If you have an Audible account and adore freebies, then this blog post is for you! I have been sent codes from Audible for a free download of my latest audiobook Snarky in the Suburbs […]
Fenced In by Cleaning
I’ve met my white whale. I realize over the many years of writing this blog I’ve said that at least five times. In fact, I went deep into the archives and my last white whale […]
A Moving Story
There are few things in this world that I excel at but if I am going to toot my own horn I will say packing, moving, unpacking, and cleaning would be number five on my […]
Snarky in the Suburbs Trouble in Texas is Now an Audiobook!
I’m beyond excited that the book I wrote six years ago is now an AUDIOBOOK! This book means a lot to me. I dedicated it to my parents because the mother and father characters in […]
Dear Snarky – My Sister is Attempting to Become an Influencer By Lying About Her Life
Dear Snarky, I think my sister is hurting people and she is a f’ing liar. A couple of years ago her Instagram started taking off and now combined with TikTok she’s got what she calls […]
Buzzing With New Freak Outs
I finally felt confident that we had turned the tide in the pandemic when I started hard core worrying about other things. For 13 months almost all my family text messages were dire updates on […]
Dear Snarky – When I Stopped Drinking I Got Dumped By My Mom Friends
Dear Snarky, Over the pandemic my husband and I quit drinking. We did it because it was getting really bad. I’m talking about three to four bottles of wine every-single-night. To be honest we started […]
Routinely Making a Routine Better
There’s nothing I like better than a daily routine. Now, this doesn’t mean I’m stuck in a rut or one of those routine sticklers who have a freak out if there’s a variation in their […]
Dear Snarky – Help My Sister & Brother-in-Law Stole My Baby’s Name!
Dear Snarky, There’s been some really sneaky shit that’s gone down with my brother and sister-in-law and I don’t know how I’m going to be able to ever stand to be in the same room […]
Working Out with a Frenemy
I’ve been reunited with my nemesis and it didn’t go well – at all. It’s been more than a year since we’ve seen each other and I had forgotten how unrelenting and demanding this frenemy […]
Dear Snarky – My Grad Party Was Hijacked
Dear Snarky, I’m so mad at a mom friend of mine for hijacking a high school graduation party that was held at my home. This past weekend I, along with three other mothers, had a […]
Hoping to Not Make Summer’s Most Embarrassing List
Summer is getting so close. Most of the area pools are opening in less than two weeks. I’m sort of excited because, well, who doesn’t love summer? But truth be told summer comes in at […]
Who Wants A Truth BOmb?
There are times in my life where I get a little wistful that I’ve never established myself as a marketing genius or really ever worked in marketing (small issue – that). But putting the whole […]
Audio Snarky
As we head into the weekend Audible was kind enough to share more codes with me so folks can download my newest audio book “Snarky in the Suburbs Back to School” for FREE. If you […]
Dear Snarky – Counting Carats
Dear Snarky, My son and his girlfriend have been dating for several years. They have talked about getting married and he has told me that she is “the one”. My son was very close with […]
Bringing the Wow Factor – The good, the bad and the ugly
I’ve had some wow moments recently. Now, just to be clear when I say wow it doesn’t always mean wow is in hip, hip, hooray but rather a wow mixed with a whoa. As in […]
Dear Snarky – Save Me from a DIsney Family Vacation
Dear Snarky, My in-laws have put together a trip to Disney World in June to celebrate some family milestones like graduating from high school and big anniversaries. The problem is that I have relatives who […]
Turf Wars
I have a problem. It’s my husband. He’s trying to usurp my position as yard guru. Now some of you might be wondering why I would consider that a “problem” and not a gift from […]
Snarky Audio Book is Out!!!
I am soooo excited my first audio book is H-E-R-E! Yes, my classic Snarky book (the very first one I wrote)”Snarky in the Suburbs Back to School” is now an audio book. Right now, it […]
Why Do Colleges Still Have Dance Teams?
Why do colleges still have dance teams? And if colleges are going to have dance teams why can’t they treat the women on those teams as athletes? I ask this question because I just finished […]
Dear Snarky – Ripped Off By a Phony Grad Party
Dear Snarky, I’m very pissed off right now. I found out that my niece who had a virtual college graduation party last May that included the extended family pooling our money to pay off some […]
Dogged Emotions
If the other members of your family aren’t jealous about how much you love your dog then maybe you need to step it up in the canine affection department. A common refrain in my family […]
Dear Snarky – Dance Team Deception
Dear Snarky, I’m writing this while shaking my head in disbelief. My sister is trying to scam a college dance team. Her child (my niece) is trying out via video (thanks COVID) for a college […]
Royally Messed Up
Blame it on pandemic brain but I’ve been weirdly intrigued with the whole Meghan Markle/Prince Harry drama. To be honest I’ve always had a thing for the British royal family. It started with Princess Diana. […]
Diving Into a Harsh Reality
Because I felt we shared so much last week I’m going to continue this trust exercise with you and go deeper on my swimsuit saga. After a total forensics review of my beloved and aged […]
Dear Snarky – My Daughter Ghosted Us Because We Didn’t Concede to her Wedding Demands
Dear Snarky, I live in Texas where all the COVID restrictions are being lifted. But based on the uncertainty of COVID my daughter last year decided to delay her wedding until April of 2022. We’ve […]
It’s Not Going Swimmingly
I’ve been putting if off for a good two years and now the end is near. It’s time for me to retire my one-piece swimsuit that I purchased when Obama was president. Now, you might […]
Stuck in a Deep Funk
I’m in a funk. An angry funk which is far worse than your average funk. That’s because an average funk can usually be remediated with some sort of dessert binge or retail therapy. My current […]
Vaccine Madness
Of all the things in my life that have tested my faith in humanity and our government the COVID vaccine rollout might be the thing that breaks me. Never in my many years on earth […]
Dear Snarky – I Broke Up With My Boyfriend Because He Sucks at Giving Gifts
Dear Snarky, I’ve just broken up with my boyfriend and now I’m having second thoughts. We started dating a year ago just before the pandemic and we really thrived when some of my friends relationships […]
In Love With Romance
Shh. I have a secret. It’s a big one. In fact, no one outside my family knows it. But due to current circumstances I finally feel safe enough to reveal what I have kept hidden […]
Living the Luxury Linen Life
I don’t know how and I don’t know why but I’ve gotten on the advertising radar of several bespoke linen companies and I’m not mad about it. In fact, it has become a rabbit hole […]
Dear Snarky – I Didn’t Make a Coronavirus Friend’s List
Dear Snarky, I’ve been played by someone I thought was a really good friend. This woman has compromised lungs so she has been careful, or so I thought, about following a really strict coronavirus quarantine. […]
Are You Saying I’m Fat?
Amidst all the pandemic drama it’s heartwarming to know that some January traditions haven’t changed. Indeed having a few things, you can count can be most reassuring. This is why when I started receiving emails, […]
Dear Snarky – I Want to Expose School Cheaters
Dear Snarky, I ‘m OUTRAGED! I’m friends with a mom who yesterday bragged to me over text that her son “aced all his AP exams.” Then she proceeded to tell me that he cheated – […]
Taking Down Christmas
As I’m writing this my Christmas tree is still up. This is an anomaly for me. My usual routine is to ring in the New Year with a house that has been restored to its […]
Dear Snarky – The Most Cringe Worthy Letters of 2020
Oh, 2020 how we all long to see you go BUH-BYE. To celebrate the impending departure of this super icky year I’m going to count down the four most cringe worthy, oh no she didn’t, […]
In the Hair There’s a Feeling of Christmas
If you want someone who will always give you the brutal, unvarnished truth, usually unsolicited – have a daughter. Last week, I was the recipient of some harsh reality tidbits from my daughter when I […]
Losing and Finding My Hallmark Holiday Movie Joy
Something was wrong in my holiday universe and I’m not talking about the coronavirus. It’s always omnipresent. But COVID-19 aside something felt off. For the first time in two decades, I just wasn’t feeling it […]
Dear Snarky – My Cousin Went Real Life Grinch On My Family’s Christmas
Dear Snarky, I don’t know if I should be writing you or calling the police because I’m sure my cousin has stolen family Christmas gifts. It all started when my cousin who lives near most […]
Warning: Decorating for Christmas Can be Hazardous to your Health
It’s over. Now all that’s left is for me to continue applying Icy Hot to my back and taking a regimen of ibuprofen so I can soon walk, perhaps even bend over, without uttering a […]
Dear Snarky – My Mom Wants Me to Evict My Sister
Dear Snarky, I have a sister and brother-in-law who are taking extreme advantage of my mom and dad. Back in April they moved into my parent’s house “briefly” with their three kids. Their reasoning for […]
Counting Steps While Going Deep on Smart Toasters
So, it’s come to this – I’m now obsessed with footsteps. Specifically, the number of steps I take every day. Yes, I know this is so early aughts the whole step counting thing. But my […]
