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I Was Mean Girled by My Own Daughter
We are heading to the Keys for a week-long vacation soon, and so I loaded the kids up late last week to head over to Target for the dreaded bathing suit purchase. Can…
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Body Image
It has been a jarring day, to say the least. I am spent. And my body image has been battered down to my sixth grade self. Several things happened today which led to…
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Strong Women Make Joyful Noises
When I first saw the trailer for the new Dolly Parton/Queen Latifah movie, “Joyful Noise,” I will admit my first thought was not of my mother. At first glance, my mom and I would…
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What’s in Your Purse?
In my Reader of the Month posts, I always ask what is inside the reader’s purse. I think this reveals a lot about a person actually. Maybe not about their personality, per se. …
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My 7 Month Review of Motherhood
I meant to do this post a month ago, which would have made this my 6 Month Review of Motherhood and that just makes more sense. But the holidays, the travel, the stomach…
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Out With the Old, In With the New
Since growing a human inside me, I have noticed some alarming changes in my body. You might think one would be prepared for massive changes to one’s body once having spawned offspring…
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To Perfume or Not to Perfume
Its fall. That means its time to change your shoes, put away your white (I don’t care what region of the country you live in, white is unacceptable after Labor Day…unless its…
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Finding the “I” in Marriage
They say when you keep a daily journal, you learn more about yourself. I have found that keeping this blog is giving me the same result. I write about things that…