About

Tracy Curtis is a mom after a 15-year career in TV and film. She lives in Charlotte with husband Matt and children Colton and Fletcher.

  • Wishing I had Pandora for my wardrobe

    I know I'm late to the party, but I just discovered Pandora. And for those of you who are running even later than me, it's a computer or smartphone application you can download to hear a playlist of music that sounds like an artist you like. So, for instance, I put in Sugarland. And then I get songs by Sugarland, but also stuff like Lady Antebellum, The Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban. And it's great because you get to have the music you want, and then try other music in your same taste. I wis...

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    Feb. 09, 2012 | Permalink

  • Furry friends on Facebook? I'll bite

    OK, kids, here's one for the books. I was friended on Facebook by a girlfriend's DOG. Which is weird, because I am not a dog person. And because I didn't know dogs could type passwords with their paws. OK, so I'll bite. What exactly has this dog been up to... Let's see - his profile states that he's an Executive Director of Barketing. He studied Chasing Rabbits, at the School of Hard Knocks, University of Life. And he's got 108 friends, ironically, none of which is a dog. What's disturbing ...

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    Feb. 01, 2012 | Permalink

  • No knock-offs for this mom

    I watched the Golden Globes the other night. Didn't know Matt LeBlanc was back on TV, but I don't watch it for the awards. I watch it for the clothes. And because "Entourage" isn't on Sunday nights anymore. What's weird is what happens the day after the show. When the beautiful dresses, worn by the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Kate Winslet and Angelina Jolie, are now on a bunch of interns from the "Today" show being featured as your must-have knock-offs. Here's what's wrong with the knock-of...

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    Jan. 24, 2012 | Permalink

  • The fridge test, and other silliness

    So there's this silly email going around - The Giraffe Test. Do we not have better things to do in the New Year? I guess not. Because I'm taking it. Question No. 1: How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator? Seems pretty simple to me. First you're gonna have to take out the spoiled milk, green cheese and whatever's in that orange Tupperware container. Take out the shelves, wipe off his feet, and ram him in there head first, after you butter his head real good. Wrong. Correct Answer: Op...

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    Jan. 18, 2012 | Permalink

  • Love. Now. Before it's too late

    Well, the very end of 2011 left me with great sadness and many questions. A dear friend was taken suddenly in a small aircraft accident, along with her husband and two small children - a tragedy that has left me and a whole community of family and friends completely overwhelmed, wondering how to move forward, as we transition into this new year. What I earlier had in mind for this year now seems rather trivial now. All those things I said I'm going to do, or do better. It's all small-picture...

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    Jan. 11, 2012 | Permalink

  • Christmas tree as family scrapbook

    It occurs to me that the Christmas tree is a real opportunity if you don't like to scrapbook. If you do your tree right, you'll never have to cut and paste another matchbook cover again. Because of things like the commemorative ornament. I've got my wedding picture in a little frame with the date. I've got "Baby's First Christmas" - for both babies - also dated. And the first ornaments my children were able to make that had the three key elements - glue, glitter and popsicle sticks. Spe...

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    Dec. 28, 2011 | Permalink

  • My Christmas wish? Simplicity

    OK, I'm going to do it right this year. Keep it simple. There's no reason to make this more complicated or bigger than it needs to be. I'm going to keep my focus on the real meaning of Christmas, celebrate that, and not get caught up in all the hoopla of this particular holiday. I start my simplistic streamlining with the decorations. I don't put candles in the windows this year. Ah, sweet relief. I just decorate the banister, the dining table, the console and the mantel, although I do not p...

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    Dec. 16, 2011 | Permalink

  • Legos? 1,000 times the mess ... um, fun

    My son brings home a math work sheet. Eleven questions: What comes in groups of two? What comes in groups of three? What comes in groups of four? And on and on, all the way up to 12. Here's one for ya: What comes in groups of a thousand? Legos, that's what. Specifically, the Queen Anne's Revenge Pirate Ship. A whopping 1,097 pieces. That's what my 5-year-old wants for Christmas. And I thought all those pieces in a set of jacks were a nuisance. Checkers was really pushing it, and Monopoly ju...

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    Dec. 07, 2011 | Permalink

  • 22 calls - and no babysitter for the holidays

    If you need a sitter between now and New Year's, better line it up now. Because kids today are way busy - busier than we could ever hope to be, I can tell you that. I needed a sitter for an important dinner Saturday night. I call my sure thing - Anna - who hasn't turned me down in 11 weeks. But she can't. She's got a boyfriend. Here I thought we had this awesome relationship, and she tells me she's got a boyfriend? I'm devastated. On to my No. 2. Can't do it. No. 3? Nope. I've still got a N...

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    Nov. 30, 2011 | Permalink

  • Trailing the drapes ... for years

    I'm not a big window treatment person. Gimme some wood blinds and I'm fine. At least I WAS - until I invested in that one set of drapes. Five years ago, for about five minutes, I suddenly cared about what was on the windows in my bedroom. I wanted fabric, frilly and fabulous. You know, a grownup room - and block out the morning sun for The Husband while you're at it. So I had some made - with matching pillows and bolster just like in Better Homes and Gardens. But when it came time to sell t...

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    Nov. 16, 2011 | Permalink
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