It's true, there are, you know, selfish reasons that I became a McMom. I wasn't a McDonald's consumer, really, before, unless you count the occasional drive-thru diet coke stop (and you probably don't). But good god, I really wanted to be one. I mean, who wouldn't want to feel good about taking the … [Read more...]

In May 2008, I received an e-mail about an interesting new program with McDonald's. I actually left the e-mail in my junk mail for several days. I have worked in the service industry most of my life, anything from making pizzas to pay for school books to being a VP of Merchandising for a national … [Read more...]

Why do we sabotage our hard work and efforts of eating well and working out, by chowing down a box of Jelly Bellies? Or how about that one chocolate chip cookie that turned into eight? Or maybe those couple salt and vinegar chips that turned into the whole bag? You get what I'm saying... and I'm … [Read more...]

I guess the most important thing I want to say is that being a McDonald's mom is not something I take lightly. This experience was not about being a spokesperson for McDonald's. This is already a multimillion dollar corporation. They certainly didn't need me for that. They very seriously did this to … [Read more...]

I was cleaning out my car the other day, and found a McDonald's apple slice. I know the apple slice was from McDonald's because I cannot cut it that perfectly, as I have a tendency to put my knives in the dishwasher. Knives in dishwasher = Dull knives Then it occurred to me, umm, the last time we … [Read more...]