According to Noob Baby’s teacher there are three kinds of first-day preschoolers: The one who marches into class with a grin and a whistle and not one look back (aka Adios Mother Effer). The one who rips the window treatments off the walls and cries enough to break levies (aka The Hurricane). The one who marches into class with a… Read More
I’ve been trying to write this for a long time now. Trying to find the most beautiful, perfect way to write about someone who was so special to me. And as I type the word “special,” I feel sick to my stomach for not being a better writer. Because a better writer could conjure up an infinitely better word, an… Read More
21 Little Things I Love About Being a Mother Closing my eyes and remembering the day I brought a living, breathing, peeing, incredibly punctual being into this world. And of course remembering my OB-GYN say, Damn. That’s a lot of hair. Jumping on the bed together and falling down in a messy, giggly pile… laughing about laughing about laughing. Big… Read More
Hey party people! I’m 16 days into my 30 Day Fitness Challenge. Since I’m halfway through now, I thought it would be a good time to do an all-hands update of how things are going. If you’re wondering why my posts have been a little infrequent lately, well it’s because I’ve been stretched a tad bit thin writing updates every night about… Read More
Mmm… chalk dust. Allegra. On the rocks. Make it dirty. Just so you know, adults do reside in this house. You can kind of spy evidence of an adultish coffee table there in the background (yeah, that sad little brown thing cowering in front of the miniature armchair … which by the way, we don’t even own a full-sized… Read More
Sorry folks, but this is going to be a shorty. April and May happen to be the craziest months for us this year. We have had a birthday-anniversary-wedding-(insert momentous occasion here) back to back for the past two months. It’s been insane. Every weekend has been filled with get-togethers and celebrations. I can’t complain of course … because we are… Read More