“I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this …” – Taylor Swift I started this blog three years ago around this time because I needed something else in my life. I had a husband and two kids and a dog and a house and a job and an SUV: the suburban mom …
The Perils of Projection Parenting
When both my boys were born, they emerged from the womb — my womb, where I grew and nurtured them with every ounce of love in my body — as tiny little Daddy clones. It stung a little. If I wasn’t destined to be a mom of girls I could dress up like dolls, then …
Perich Skincare Glow-up Routine
Three Skincare Products for Healthier, Happier Skin Post in partnership with Perich Skincare & Makeup. All opinions are my own. I couldn’t let another minute go by without sharing my latest #NeverDoneWithFun find: Perich Skincare & Makeup, by local Michael Perich, a makeup artist for more than 25 years and owner of The Gnome Colony …
How I’m Talking to My Kids About COVID-19
When Easton barged into the house after school on Monday, I was in the kitchen, shaking a bottle of barbecue sauce. “Is that medicine for the coronavirus, Mom?” Granted, it was an oddly shaped bottle — but it was clearly time to have a conversation. Certainly everyone else is talking about coronavirus. My email is …