I’m a seasoned shopper. I cut my teeth on credit cards and started training in Back to School sales. I’ve learned the hard way that the Black Friday tsunami is filled with highs and lows. It is not for the faint of heart or the casual shopper. There are spoils to be had, but only […]
6 Ways to Make Supermarket Checkouts Less Sucky
Taking kids to the grocery store really, really sucks. I don’t take my kids along often, but when I do, I end up using my evil witch voice before we even get past the produce section. By the time I make it to the checkout, I am sweaty, grumpy, frazzle-haired and in no mood to […]
When You Don’t Have the Words
If you’re not a writer like me, trying to find the words to tell your kids all the things you want them to know can be hard. And since you’re a mom, trying to find the time to put down whatever words you do have is even harder. There are a million and one things […]
How I Taught My Daughter to Embrace Her Differences
My husband and I always wondered how long it would take our girls to figure out that our family is a bit different. As a half-American, half-Italian family living in the UK, we may look like everyone else, but we certainly don’t sound or feel like everyone else. And by “we”, I mean my husband […]
Raise Your Glass – the Mom Anthem
The Summer Anthem. I can remember getting so excited when summer anthem season would come around. Pounding beats, catchy lyrics. I’d turn the radio up so loud and then cruise around town with the cd track on repeat. But now I’m a mom and summer is the last thing that deserves an anthem. Endless days […]
Dutched Up!
If you need an idea, I’m your girl. If you need an idea and you want someone to actually see it all the way through to the end, I *might* be your girl, depending on how many good ideas I’ve had in the same timeframe. The perfect example of this is my new anthology book. […]
Is Your Vagina a Fixer Upper?
The other day I asked my husband how I was looking “down there”. He thought about it for a minute and then used the words “homey, charming and slightly rustic” to describe my womanly real estate. Apparently my vagina is a fixer upper. What was once the jewel of the neighborhood has turned into a […]
Dear Playgroup Moms
Last year we moved to a new town. A place where we did not know anyone at all. I was nervous, but having done the same thing four years earlier, I figured I had a pretty good plan in place for meeting some new mommy friends. Let’s face it, mommy friends can make or break a […]