Like every other iParent, I love making videos of my kids. Unfortunately, my kids are often less enthusiastic. As soon as I pull out the iPhone, they either start acting like complete monkeys OR they go running in the opposite direction. Either way, I end up with a video that not even a mom could […]
I Didn’t Brush My Teeth Today Either
My husband is out of town so both of the school pick-ups have fallen squarely on my shoulders. Coming on the heels of an already long day, one that began with a 6am wake up to watch Caillou, continued on through a battle of wills over their clothing choices (I lost) and car seat preferences, […]
Can You Spare a Square
Bathroom etiquette in the workplace is always tricky. I mean, we’re there for HOURS, so it’s fairly obvious we are going to have to go at some point. Yet the only thing more awkward than passing a colleague in the hallway as you’re both on your way into the bathroom, is passing them on the […]
Pasta-va-zoul
(When I was in my 20’s, my “go to” cursewords were all in Italian. I got away with murder because no one understood what I said. Then I married an Italian and had kids and my cursewords became their cursewords and my mother-in-law was NOT amused. So when Anne Bardsley, hilarious writer extraordinaire, sent me this piece, […]
Power Me Up (giveaway)
Last week I went to Brighton for a day. I’d never been to Brighton before and I was immediately entranced by the myriad of narrow pathways that masqueraded as streets. The old brick buildings with openings between just wide enough to allow a horse to pass through had my daydreaming of handsome pirates and escaping […]
Finding the Strength to Admit My Failures
One of the hardest and most necessary things we do as parents is to admit our failures. We cannot do everything. We cannot be everywhere (unless you are doing something bad, then we most definitely are EVERYWHERE…but I digress), we are only human and sometimes we will fall down. This week I decided to shine […]
He Will Buy the Cow
“…and one last thing you should never ever forget, if you give the milk away for free, there’s no reason for him to buy the cow.” I really wish I could say that I grew up on a farm surrounded by livestock who romped with me in golden fields. Alas, I did not. My mother’s […]
You Can’t Pick Your Friend’s Nose
There is no greater truism in life than: You can pick your friends. You can pick your nose. But you can’t pick your friend’s nose. You can, however, pick your kid’s nose, and thank god for that, ammiright?!?! It bugs the crap out of me because I have no earthly idea how the giant booger […]