I have let this site lay dormant for far too long. I think my drive to write so much during 2015 really slowed in January 2016 when I took a totally new kind of job that was super creative. I got to add all sorts of funny and art and images and editing to what [...]
I am old.
Ella asked me the other day if she could listen to a certain song. She started to describe it; "it says 'eye of the tiger'..." "Eye of the Tiger! Eye of the Tiger! ok!" So I start playing "Eye of the Tiger" from Rocky. I am so excited that she even knows of such an [...]
Lies, All Lies
My kids are great kids. They are smart (too smart) and loving and so kind to each other and to their parents. They are both quite verbal (too verbal) and they talk all the time. ALL. THE. TIME. I mean, it feels like I haven't written much lately and it is largely because Ella has [...]
I am a Superhero
No, not from Halloween (though if there is a way to become a hero by eating fun-size Snickers bars and Kit Kats, that might be a contributing factor). I am for real: my mad parenting skills are not just impressive--they are superhuman. For example: I can shift time. We're one week into end-of-daylight-savings-time. Or, as many [...]
Puppies are Way Easier than Babies
Big news in our family this week: we got a dog. Not even a dog, really, but a little, little puppy. And it has been so much poop-filled fun. She'll appear here in the blog in her true name--Maisie--just like our fish Toothless before her (which reminds me to mention: Toothless died. I gave him a [...]
The Three C’s of Bedtime SuCCess!
I was recently talking with other parents about a pain we all well know: that of convincing young children their day has ended, their bodies need sleep, and their beds are the place to do it. Such a tough sell. I once described bedtime as "my life's hardest job, every single day." I stand by that, especially [...]
My Brain Owie: Another Example of Kids Breaking Important Things
Some of you readers may have noticed a significant slowing of posts in recent weeks: sorry about that. I have been doing minimal "screen time" lately--computers, TV, reading humorous-but-meaningless lists on Buzzfeed--because three weeks ago, I suffered a concussion. I thought I'd had concussions before--once in seventh grade at recess, once in high school at [...]
Frosting, Raisins, Rabbits and Other Reasons My Kids Totally Lost It
My kids are in an emotionally volatile place. Right now, because it is afternoon, but they don't really nap anymore. Later this afternoon, because they won't have had dinner yet. In the late evening because they ARE NOT TIRED. Tomorrow, because it will be a school day. And, just generally, because they are children. I haven't [...]
Self love: Before and After
In TV shows about people and hairdos and houses, in social media posts about my friends and fitness inspirations, in magazines I read if I ever get time to read a magazine, I have always liked the 'before and after' shots. I like to see how subtle use of bronzer warms up a face, how [...]
Guest Post! Master Class to Admiring Any Baby
(regardless of what the baby actually looks like) Let’s be honest, a lot of babies look vaguely creepy. There are many exceptions, but unfortunately most proud parents are (rightfully) oblivious to the fact that their newborn primarily bears resemblance to an alien. Since perfectly attractive people can have very odd-looking babies, you need to be [...]