I Love My Subaru: A Haiku
My teeth may chatter, But seat heaters are the bomb. Junk in my trunk: Warm!
Pregnancy Brain is Real. But Does it Ever Go Away?
First of all, I’m NOT pregnant. Ain’t nobody got time for that. But I was reminded this week about “pregnancy brain” — the tendency to feel spaced out and forgetful … Continue reading
Project De-Troll-ify in Progress
Man, it’s been a rough couple of months in the self-esteem department. In November, I endured the saga of the broken nose. December was already super crazy, and for fun … Continue reading
Magic Lawns, Stickers Piled High and Love So Fierce it Melts Your Heart
It’s been a brutal couple of weeks around here. I took on more work than I reasonably had time for, and felt buried alive for the past several days. Mostly, … Continue reading
Illusions
As I stood outside in the 23 degree weather, taking a break from pulling around 80 pounds of kindergartner and preschooler around on the sled, I had a moment of … Continue reading
I Embrace Technology, But There’s One Thing I Can’t Let Go
I’ll be honest: By no means am I a techie person. But for the most part, I at least know what’s going on. I use my smart phone for almost … Continue reading
Fall in New England Takes My Breath Away
This is a picture of my neighborhood. I wanted to post this so that I can remember how lovely it is once we are buried under snow for four or … Continue reading
When Four Steps Is Too Far To Walk, You May Receive This Haiku On Your Windshield
Note: I’m kind of slammed this week, so this is a Throwback Thursday post, with an update at the end. SUMMARY HAIKU: Hey, the cart corral is right there. Are … Continue reading
I Hate Orange DOTS
Dear Tootsie Company, I love the Dots gumdrops that you are responsible for making. Love them. And according to the research I’ve done, you say that you create equal amounts … Continue reading
Why I Love the Cemetery
The idea of cemeteries being creepy always gets played up around Halloween. But I love cemeteries. We have a beautiful one adjacent to our neighborhood, and it is one of … Continue reading
The Wild Rumpus 
The Elf Controversy
If you read the Huffington Post Parents page with any regularity, you will notice that just about every day, there’s a new column posted about the Elf on the Shelf. … Continue reading →