For the twelve years I had a real job I kept a running list of things I would do if I didn't have a real job. I don't know why purple hair and a nose ring seemed so alluring; I can only guess it was the appeal of the forbidden. Upon leaving corporate America in 2010 I wasted no time in knocking stuff out left and right. The first was easy - learn how to do a back spin and ...
A Masterpiece Out of Chicken Thighs
"Hey, come here a second," my mom said as she replaced the book in my hands with a wooden spoon covered in what I prayed was red sauce. Together, we walked into the kitchen and hovered over the skillet like we were peering into a crystal ball. Looking into my future, I saw me eating a lot of takeout. "Now see - first you brown your ground round," she said, soldiering on ...
My neck, my back, pulled my sciatic and my crack
Two weeks ago, I pulled a muscle in my back while playing Cirque Du Soleil in the playroom with my kids. Looking back, I realize that perhaps a game involving body contortion wasn't the best choice for a woman who has birthed three kids in thirty months. My back has never really returned to what most people would consider "functional" since this mess: That's me at eight ...
Threesy Peasy
Last week I was at the park on a play date with some of my Mom friends and - !HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS! - the conversation turned to our kids. Because the conversation never veers away from our kids. On play dates you are only legally allowed to talk about three things - kids, children and babies. Once in a while someone might throw in something about a cleanse. After play dates ...
The Heat – A Guide To Summer
And just like that, stifling humidity has pushed the winter wonderland off center stage and we wonder what all the fuss was about as we swat at a snapping turtle sized mosquito that landed on our face. Summer is not for the faint of heart, especially if you have little ones. It takes the mind of a lioness and the determination of an earthworm trapped on a hot sidewalk to ...