It is remarkable to witness how my husband’s joy of cooking has extended to our children. They appreciate really good food, as evidenced by their requests for lobster and filet mignon for their birthday dinners. (Apologies to future boyfriends and girlfriends.) Continue reading
“I don’t want to hear, ‘It’s not fair,’ one more time. You’re not going to bed until all your clothes are hung up!” Cue the tears. His and mine. Cue the Netflix. And the wine. Continue reading
If I had the mother I lost long ago
for whom my heart aches every day,
would I still be the mother I myself am
had she been here to show me the way?
If I had the … Continue reading
Parents, this is why I encourage you to watch 13 Reasons Why or at least inform yourselves of its content before your kids get to it. Because despite any best laid plans, if there’s buzz around it, kids will seek it out. Continue reading
I write because I love the feeling of challenging my thoughts. I run because I love the feeling of challenging my body. To be clear, I’m not in the big leagues, or even the little leagues of either of these, but I have a certain passion for both. A passion that ebbs and flows, shifting not with the tide but rather with my mood and my arthritis. Continue reading
Strong women: may we be them. Strong girls: may we raise them. As I silently repeat these words in my head I realize how important it is to teach our girls, from an early age, to be strong in mind, body and spirit. And with a most memorable International Women’s … Continue reading
It’s 4pm and I just realized it’s National Cupcake Day. And while it’s pretty easy to whip up a batch of these bite-sized treats anytime, especially if they’re from a box mix (shhhhh…) that day is not today. Instead I’ll reminisce over the time I made these insanely good Corona cupcakes … Continue reading
I feel like I owe the last two months an apology: “Dear 2017, I’m sorry it only took me two months to undo what it took me nearly six months to achieve.”
Sigh.
In what can only be described as a blur of stress, sleep-deprivation and thick-headedness, I have been … Continue reading
