Two posts in a week? I’d better slow down before I pull something. Even though I don’t DO a lot, in my head I am cooking glorious meals that spread across my table like a William-Sonoma catalogue cover and making crafty things and clothes that would be good enough to actually wear. I’m not sure if [...]

During my one year at the University of New Hampshire, my roommate and I made friends with Rebecca Lolicata. She lived 2 doors down from our dorm room and had an infectious laugh and ginormous curly black hair. She had won the Miss Manchester pageant and one of the prizes was a little bit of [...]

Amelia is growing physically, psychologically and emotionally everyday. Her imagination is blossoming to include stories about “crocodiles going up in the sky in an airplane”. It is answers like these that I receive when asking her what she did at the park or if she would like more milk. At least we’ve moved on from [...]

As last year, and 2 years before that, there are no festivities planned for my 37th year today. I am noticing a trend and that trend is: I am having no fun in my 30’s. So, I am asking the nanny to babysit Saturday so I can go somewhere and have a cocktail. The year in [...]

My employer has been burying me and the rest of my group with more work than we’ve ever had. Really. Ever. They freely admit it. So, busy busy busy. I also bought a sewing machine. Ha! Didn’t see that one coming, did you? I don’t know how to sew so it seemed like the right thing [...]

“Life lists” and “bucket lists” have become very popular these days. I don’t have one. There are a few things I’d like to do and some are still possible (Australia! Motorcycle license!) and a few that have probably faded with youth (Drums! Waterskiing – tried and failed! Over and over and over…) Here are some things [...]

There is a reality program on the BBC in which all of the women leave a particular village and make the men and children fend for themselves for several days. CS has apparently seen the show before. CS: Oh, this guy is an idiot. He’s completely missing the point. Moi: Why is he missing the point? CS: He [...]

Among the mommy blogs and boards, many mothers lament the fact that their memories of their own mothers don’t include a lot of playful memories. Many mothers vow to spend playtime with their children in a way their own mothers did not. Often times what is left out of the conversation is why our mothers [...]