Nearly five years of health-related nonsense left me depressed, anxious, over-tired, over-weight, and feeling defeated. Until I shared a glass (or two) with my girlfriends and they insisted that I not give up. I didn’t. And that’s how I finally found out what was actually wrong.
It was one of...
So I fell down the stairs the other day. Landed so fiercely that the bruise color looks like my right ass cheek sat in a blueberry pie. Mind you, the fall was only two stairs, like two actual steps, not flights of stairs. I wasn’t paying attention, I was...
The kids are going back to school. Without me.
Just kidding – I’m sure I’ll need to be there for a PTO meeting, training about how to behave in the library, volunteering in the library, concerts, art shows, art class volunteer duty - here’s your glue, book fair, holiday fair,...
I do not like winter. And I live in New Jersey, where we have six months of it. Even though we have 12 calendar months and 4 seasons and common core standard math-wise that should mean three months a piece, that is a lie. One big wintery icy...
I think if I had ever understood biology or dissected anything bigger than a frog I might have a better understanding of medical things. But I don't remember biology class being all that useful, and then by the time I wanted to actually understand Biology it turned into Chemistry,...
A Back To School Special About LICE
(AKA The Challenge of Being Able to Talk About Lice AND Remain Mentally Stable)
It’s that time of year when all the traditions of back to school take place – the pencils get sharpened, the backpacks get dusted off, new shoes are bought and...
2011 -- (Prelude to February... After hosting 30 people at our house on Sat Jan 29 for an event, the door closes after the last guest leaves and Brian tells me he is leaving for a business trip to Indonesia the next day. We'll miss you honey, but we'll...
I should have known that after moving to our awesome house there would need to be a readjustment in the balance of the universe.
First, I am grateful for all my blessings. I have smart and healthy children. They’re even cute. I’m married to my high school sweetheart and I...
