Latte Mommy and I have a lot in common. I joke that she is the Canadian “me” and I am the American “her.” Parallel lives here, folks. And her site is always good for a relatable laugh. She tagged me to do another one of those “meme” things, which you know [...]

I really wish I was one of those women who really believed, honestly, that my face is a map of my life. The good, the bad and the ugly. All of the places I’ve been, the people I’ve known, the events that have shaped me – my life. It’s such a romantic [...]

My husband, poor guy, is determined to “win” the toothbrush-sharing debate. So he has asked me to please clarify the situation by adding in the statement that he asked me which toothbrush was his. He swears I said “the red one.” This is not entirely accurate. My husband talks. A [...]

I have hurt my husband’s feelings. But really, it’s his fault. He used my toothbrush last night. And that is a big no-no in my book.
As I was getting ready for bed, I picked up my toothbrush and noticed it was wet. So I did what any normal person would do. [...]

I don’t ever enter “give-aways.” And it’s not because I’m one of those people who says “I never win anything,” because actually, I do win things. A lot. Like a jar of jelly beans as a kid for guessing within 50 just how many beans were in the jar. Or the [...]

So my husband waited on the check-out line for a half-hour (can you believe he was the next in line when the power went out? he guesses if he hadn’t had to call me to ask about the whole scallions vs. green onions thing he’d have been out the door with a trunk full [...]

Ugh. What a week. It started off with a bang, but now here we are, Saturday evening, and yet again, both girls have a rattle in their chest, Pea couples her rattle with a runny nose, and I had some weird stomach virus that I gave to my husband, who promptly gave it [...]

If you’re anything like me, you’re a busy mom with young children who is trying to figure out how to balance it all. You know, being a wife, a mother, a daughter, a friend, perhaps even an employee. How is it possible to do it all and still leave time for us? [...]

Everyday Yogini is still going strong with her 5-Minute Gratitude Saturdays, and so am I. The holidays are coming up on us so quickly and it just helps me, every Saturday, to sit down and focus on the wonderful things going on for my family and myself. It helps me gain perspective, get [...]

Thank you all so much for the awesome comments you left on yesterday’s post. I cannot tell you how much that just made my day! I am so genuinely grateful and I have to say, this whole blogging thing? It’s just pretty damn cool.

This week has been brutal. And it’s only Wednesday.
Pea is healthy. The rest of us? Down for the count.
My husband came home from Connecticut with an ear infection and a sinus infection. He was met at the front door by his wife, who also had a sinus infection. And then, [...]

So I write my blog about my life. My life is probably different than your life. Or maybe not. A few things about me: I am a mother to two gorgeous little girls; I am fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mom; my husband works very, very hard for his family, [...]

Mango Mama, over at Living Out Loud Now, tagged me to do this “meme” thing. I’m not entirely clear on what it is, or how and where it started, but I’ve seen it on a lot of the blogs that I read regularly. I have to admit, being tagged by someone whom I [...]

My friend Nona, the Everyday Yogini, has started a 5-minute gratitude list. Every Saturday, she writes a list of what she is grateful for. I love the idea. While on a daily basis you can hear me saying things like “I’m so fortunate,” or “we’re so lucky,” or “aren’t we blessed?” [...]

There’s a little park in our neighborhood that we’ve been taking the girls to every night before dinner for the past couple of weeks. It’s a short walk, it’s quiet, shady and secluded. And with the exception of tonight, when the sidewalk drawings were particularly offensive (“Bush is a War Monger” with swastikas [...]