Jen must think I’m kind of rude, because she tagged me forever ago to do a meme, this one about books. It’s amazing to me, the number of memes that are going around, but how can I say no to this one? I love books and I think that memes are a great way to [...]

Yesterday, Coco turned ten months old. And she said mama. Is that even possible? I didn’t think it was, so I just thought to myself, “oh, how cute…” And then, I promptly forgot about it. I’ve written before about Pea’s refusal to speak until the very day that she turned two. It was so frustrating [...]

“Goodnight Moon” is, of course, a classic. Is there any household out there with children who doesn’t have this book? We have it in English and Spanish and French and I’m pretty sure there’s a German version floating around here, too. For some unknown reason, my husband seems to conduct quite a bit of business [...]

Coco is coming up on 10 months, in just a few days. It’s hard for me to imagine that when I first started writing this blog, she was a mere five weeks old. She was tiny and sweet and she slept. My God, did she sleep. For hours and hours. And while I know that [...]

I did it. I bought the book. I swore I never would. Hated the name and assumed it was about “super-slender vanity.” You know, those women who run around and you see them and think to yourself, “how is she running around? how is she able to get out of bed in the morning?” She’s [...]

My mother, GiGi, is terrified of looking her age, but I believe she’s even more terrified of feeling her age. She’s had a lot of health issues in her lifetime, dating all the way back to her early 20s, and so she’s always been very conscious about taking care of her body and her mind. [...]

I’m glad Christmas is behind us. I don’t understand why the holidays are so stressful for me, but they are. Are they like that for everyone? Or anyone? Christmas Eve was sweet. Pea and her daddy went out front and left some rolled oats and glitter for the reindeer so that they could find our [...]

Most of the Sunday’s that I can recall from my childhood were spent being dragged around by mother to art galleries or art fairs or art museums. This is not an exaggeration. GiGi is passionate about art. Major milestones were always marked with a piece of art, whether it be something she created herself, or [...]

I do not clean. I don’t even make beds. I think it’s some kind of a deliberate rebellion against my childhood, when as the oldest child of a single and hard-working mother, I had way too many “chores” to do. So now, I am a 35-year old woman who will argue over who actually got [...]

Before I had kids, I was a voracious reader. Since I can remember, I’ve been inhaling books at an alarming speed. I read all of the classics during my four years of high school… for fun. I made lists of books to read, I wrote notes in the margins of my books and I spent [...]

When Pea was born, we went organic. I bought all of our produce at Whole Foods once a week. And then our grocery store started carrying organic, as well, so I didn’t have to drive to Dallas anymore for the produce. I think this is pretty common for women to start doing this once they [...]

I love horses. Like really, really love horses. Since I can remember… There’s a picture of me at about 9 months old perched atop a large grey horse at a farm in upstate New York, my proud mother holding onto me, and that picture has been ingrained in my mind for all of these years. [...]

On the way to the airport this evening, my husband checked his Blackberry only to find that his outgoing flight to Vegas was delayed by a couple of hours. Not knowing what else to do, we headed over to this nice outdoor mall in the area. We stopped into Anthropologie, a store I never really [...]

We love to read in this house. Whether it’s the Wall Street Journal, Us Magazine or a an actual book, we just love to read. I’ve been buying children’s books since I was 14 years old, in anticipation of one day having a kid snuggle up on my lap to read a story before bed. [...]

At The Little Gym today, the teacher stopped me and told me I was looking good – she said I’m getting smaller every week. My gosh did I need to hear that – I could have kissed her! We’ve been working the “Body After Baby” plan in our house now for about 2 1/2 weeks, [...]