About

Astacia

The brains of the operation. A stay-at-home mom who seems to never be at home. She is a smart-mouthed social media addict. You can find her in Facebook or Twitter just about anytime of day. She is the Managing Editor of Type-A Mom. This fulfills her daily craving for HTML code. She is also a college student earning a degree in digital design.

She is a darn good cook. She is the self-proclaimed queen of casserole. Cooking is a form of therapy.  It could be in the chopping.

She is passionate about living a green lifestyle and lessening her family’s carbon footprint. Now if she could actually remember all those reusable bags in the back of the family van. She has made her family forsake processed foods and take trips to the farmer’s market. She uses cleaners made from vegetables, shops thrift stores and other crazy stuff like that.

Mamikaze is a just as you guessed; a combination of Mama and Kamikaze. It came about during a rough time of life a few years back. It describes her dive-bomber lifestyle. She has tremendous up and downs as she lives with depression, anxiety, high sensitivity and other medical conditions. All while being fearful of hypochondria. These mood changes prove to be excellent blog fodder. it also hones her bitchiness.

Supporting Cast

Mike

The better half. Seriously, he is nice and he cleans house. His daughters are his fan club. He feels the same way about them. He is a video-game loving fool. He and Astacia have been together ten years.

Fluffy

She may have more than 50-percent of her mother’s DNA. This girl can go 10 minutes without an argument. Fluffy knows what she wants out of life and has no tolerance for those who don’t see things her way. She has mastered the English language and speaks like a textbook. She is a sassy six year-old with an adrenaline addiction. She loves big, plays hard and knows Taekwondo. Watch out.

Bear

This child nows no fear. Except vacuums and loud motorcycles. She is a four year-old conquering Cerebral Palsy. She works hard and loves scaring her parents with her newest feats. She has her mother’s love of snack foods and her father’s gregarious nature. Her smile rights all wrongs and her laugh brightens the rough days.