Most of my life, I have followed the rules. Been on track with the plan. I went to school. I went to college. I went to work. I hated work…so I really rebelled and went to MBA school. Radical. I went back to work. I got married. We bought a house. We had kids. We […]
I’m in the launch phases of Me 2.0 (a term I am borrowing from the far-more-fabulous-than-I Mikalee). Trouble is that I can’t seem to figure out what the big upgrades in this version are. Not sure what they should be. Does the new me dress only in sequins? Is she blonde? Is she tall? Somehow […]
I just had the chance to spend 11 days in France with my family. We drank wine and Coke Light (warmish). We ate fresh bread, and cheese, and more cheese, and chocolate, and Nutella…and some weird spread made of cookies that was strangely delicious. We walked, we (mostly kids) swam, we (mostly me) got horribly […]
I admit it – I am an impatient person. If the book I am reading keeps moving along, I can keep going for thousands of pages. But if the plot slows, or stops making any sense – I am one unhappy camper. I am the kind of person who will skip to the end of […]
Today we celebrated the first of a string of events to commemorate the birth of my son. His birthday falls in the sweet spot of end-of-school, start-of-summer, spring-fever, good weather celebration season. His “big present” is a new bike. His friends gave him water guns and things to throw outside. He has his pick of […]
I have recently diagnosed myself with a rare, (I don’t know actually, maybe it isn’t all that rare) seldom discussed illness. Probably incurable. Flares up around this time of year (actually there are different varieties that flare up at different times of the year.) What is it, you ask? (Thank you for your concern.) Nope, […]
. . . I would be on the verge of the moment where the heroine meets the love of her life. How do I know this? Because I am currently wearing a tiara and a ruffled apron and paying my taxes. This is following hours spent baking brownies and drinking red wine while reading Tina […]
I am a hardcore suburbanite. I mean, as hardcore as suburbanites get. So sort of a soft fuzzy non-confrontational core. I like lawns, drive-thrus, Target, and readily available parking. Fresh air, clean streets, trees, and wide aisles in the stores. Many days I look very much like that poor woman over there – except with […]
It’s Spring (almost). The time of year when my inner suburban gardener always attempts to make an appearance. She is quite an enthusiastic one, that inner gardener. And this year, I made the mistake of taking her to the Philadelphia Flower Show. Now she’s all fired up to plant gorgeous things and create an oasis […]
I need a pony. Just a small one. And probably just temporarily. But right at this moment, a pony would be just the thing. Because I am in desperate need of good news to tell my children. News that will make children jump up and down and scream with joy. News like – Here’s your […]
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