Hands down, the hardest part of tackling a big project is getting started. Months and sometimes years go into stewing about it. For me, it’s always organizational issues like overstuffed closets or a jammed garage. I read somewhere, “Clutter is the...
I love to read. I love book clubs so I can talk about what I read. Not all book clubs are for me. My first book club was 14 years ago when I had babies. I learned then I do not like to talk endlessly about breastfeeding; I like to talk about the book. In my...
Meanie Head Mom is back. She is forcing her boys to watch a movie, in the theatre with popcorn. It’s a day before the Academy Awards and Lincoln is the only movie mom has not seen of the Best Picture line-up. She calls the movie Stinkin’ Lincoln because she’s tried...
Who’s the kid around here anyway? My boys were aghast on December 1st when I suggested eating Mexican take-out and watching a Christmas special. They rolled their eyes. “Mom. It’s just barely December. It’s too early for Christmas.” I was aghast at their response. I...
Passing time in the checkout line, what do you do? Sitting in the doctor’s office, waiting for your name to be called, what do you do? Waiting for your son to get through his orthodontist appointment, what do you do? I crack open People magazine and never that...
Ahh. It’s Friday night. Let’s stay in and watch a movie. We’ll get take out, settle into some comfy chairs in the family room and enjoy family time together, for which the room is named. I love a room that lives up to its name. And we love this night together, my...
