December 2010
38 posts
Awesome Web Design That Blinds Your Eyes →
We here at the Awesome appreciate good design. We think this site, in its simplicity, is pretty well designed. We aren’t developers or designers or artists, but we do our best.
So when we see a…
November 2010
40 posts
The one where I can’t even finish a →
Have you ever had one of those weeks that goes and goes and goes and you never have a chance to rest and do nothing except empty your DVR?
Yeah, I just had one of those weeks. And now I need a…
Thankful for you, for us, and for stuffing our... →
thank·ful
–adjective
feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
Not only are we Awesome, but we are thankful.
Besides all of the family, friends, love, pets, baked goods, we are most…
When “I Do” Means “Let’s Bust Out The SHOTGUN And... →
I’m not a wedding person. When I say I’m “not a wedding person,” I’m not being cute, coy or playful. I simply dislike weddings.
I like parties, I like getting drunk on other people’s dime and I…
I’m thankful for the little things. Literally,... →
There are so many things I could be thankful for in my life.
amazing kids
husband who loves me
roof over my head
DVR
peanut butter M&Ms
lappytop
dogs
supportive family
cheese
good…
Small Businesses make the world go ’round. →
Thanks to American Express for sponsoring my writing today about small businesses. American Express is presenting Small Business Saturday, a way to honor the local merchants who are…
Why I Am Unemployable →
It’s no surprise that I’ll probably never be able to get a job again.
Okay, that’s not true. I could probably get a job IF I changed my name to something other than Becky Sherrick Harks (what,…
This? Is not OK: Camo Formal Edition →
It takes something pretty shocking to make my jaw drop. When you’ve been around the internets as much as I have, you’ve seen it all. So seeing something new and shocking is a day-maker.
My hot n’…
Fancy customized postage! It’s really THAT... →
As most of you friendly readers know, I have an online store where I peddle my wares of children’s toys and sippy cup parts. EXCITING STUFF! Part of having my own store is that I have to…
The AXIS of Awesome. →
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The Perfect Holiday Cards 2010 →
Every November, I spend way.too.many.precious.hours. searching for the perfect Holiday Cards to send out to friends and family. For some of these lucky people, this is the only proof they’ll have…
My day at Discovery Cove with Cindy, my dolphin... →
We have an Awesome job.
I love my job.
“What’s your job, Pangie?” you ask.
“I play on the internets!” is the easiest way to tell people what I do for my almost career.
“How do…
If only I could get my legs so skinny that it... →
I believe in a little re-touching in photographs. Some. A little. Just enhancements or blemish masks.
Take out some red eye or whiten up some yellowish teeth? Totally acceptable.
Blemish fix? No…
The one where I show you my (granny) panties. →
I wear panties every day.
shocker
Men probably don’t know this, and really, why should they?, but we ladies have our favorite underwears. The ones we wear straight out of the dryer *aaahhhhh…
New Endeavor. New Fat Rolls of Awesome. →
I’m fat.
I have a pretty face.
I’m curvy.
I have Awesome hair.
I’m voluptuous.
I have beautiful eyes.
I’m big boned.
I have nice lips.
I’m overweight.
Today, a group of us lovely…
Ooooh Ooooh, My Brown Eyed Girl. →
Just in time for the holidays. Thanks to Stacey for the heads up. Errr, bottoms up?
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My very own Plane Ticket Fairy →
blessed (adjective): divinely or supremely favored; fortunate
I am blessed.
Truly.
Not in that Sweet Baby Jeebus-y way, though I do appreciate what he and Mama Oprah do for me when I ask for…
Sorry About the Hairball… →
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What’s More Awesome Than Beating Angry Birds? →
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This mousse burger would make me very happy. →
I would make this my bitch:
Chocolate Mousse Burger and Shortbread Fries (via This is Why You’re Fat, because DURR.)
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The Chinese are SO Awesome at building things. And... →
I ask you,
What’s more Awesome?
The fact that these Chinese construction workers built a 15-story building in 6 days?
OR
The music?
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Make Sure You Look AWESOME For The Ambulance. →
If this kid isn’t awesome, then I don’t know what is. Tweet
Hugging their whiney heads tighter. →
I am a mother.
no shit, sherlock.
I love my girls to the moon and back and back out to the PLANET Pluto and back on a rocket mysterious flaming airliner over California.
As cute and…
Tiny, Yet Adorable. Like Me. Only Not. →
Anyone who knows me well knows that my tastes run from the delightfully tacky to the completely tacky. I like to think of it as one of my better qualities, but really, it’s probably one of those…
PhotoBombs! →
There are some days where pictures say everything about my children.
Claire PhotoBombs Anna
Anna PhotoBombs the Whole Picture
©2010 A Whole Lot of Nothing. All…
What AWESOME Nerds Drink. →
Hoptimus Prime
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The one where I’m showing you my 4 chins and 3... →
Usually these how-to-take-a-photograph demos are left up to my ladyfriend, Mishi, but since I’ve come to being good at something, I’m going to post about it.
My photography tip is one of those…
Upcycling, Alcohol & AWESOME. →
You pretty much hate the earth if you don’t love this.
Drunken Watermelon on Tap
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Want to go to Taiwan? Put your swimsuit on. →
Google Map directions from China to Taiwan. Go ahead. Do it.
Or, just trust me that this is actually in the actual directions:
Oh, Google. You win today’s found funny of the…
Please meet my gay daughter? →
If you haven’t had the chance to read the post titled “My Son is Gay” by @nerdyapple, please do yourself a favor and read it then come back. (please come back? my self-worth depends on your…
With great power comes great responsibilty and... →
I have none of those 3, which is by design.
Also, I don’t know how to get great power, just like I don’t know how to get my laundry to fold itself. Those people who have power over other…
We love you, Becky is home, and welcome April! →
We here at The Awesome are so glad you like us. We may be inconsistent in our posting (it’s the ADD) and be a little scatterbrained with what we post (it’s the alcohol), but we love that you stop…
Some advice for would-be pumpkin smashers →
Tip your bloggers and bloggesses on your way out. →
Gather around, kids. Mama’s got a story to tell over here by the fire.
It’s getting nipply out; a cool 72º this morning. We Floridians start our fires when we turn off our a/c. Our thin…
I’ve got a lot going on and somehow, I’ve managed... →
For whatever reason other than shear boredom from avoiding woman’s work, I decided to look inside myself to see what was going on in there.
There’s a shit-ton of chocolate in there. A margarita…
Awesomest Robot →
The answer to this is obvious, I think.
Who DOESN’T want to learn about robots! Especially if they can be Monkey Butler Robots? Tweet
Best “There I Fixed It” Ever →
Why?
A) He’s recycling.
b) It’s sealed off.
3) He’s smart enough to put in a plastic trash bag for easy removal.
I’d totally marry this guy.
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