I witnessed a moment of parenthood gold the other day after my morning run at the local park. I stopped into the restroom, and heard a dad go in the stall next to mine with what sounded like a toddler and a preschooler. He told the older one to “go ahead and throw up now”, […]
Having Kids Will Be Fun, They Said…. Read Post »
So where do I even begin? Definitely not with any cliche renditions of “new year, new you”. Also not with a list of resolutions that I will resolutely end up not following through with. Maybe I’ll start with saying how glad I am to be closing the door on this last decade…as symbolic of a
I had a conversation recently with a friend about how crazy the push for consumerism has become over the holidays. I mean, it’s been somewhat bad as long as I can recall. Remember those Sears and JC Penney’s Christmas catalogs we’d get as kids? It’s just that it’s gotten so…much…worse. I actually loved those catalogs,
Less for Christmas. Read Post »
I didn’t write a Thanksgiving post like all good bloggers are surely expected to. I thought about it for a nanosecond. I honestly did….because I am fully aware that I have plenty to be grateful for. Then I remembered that I just made you all a promise to throw away the politeness and reverence (to
Holding Space for the Holidays. Read Post »
I’ve debated on whether to write this post for a while, because I don’t want to come off as intolerant or petty. Every weekend I kind of forget a little about this major peet peeve of mine, but once school drop off ensues the following Monday, I feel the urge to write about this….so, here
