For the past year or so, DadJovi and I have a running joke that E. is lazy. It’s not that she’s a sloth who just lays around the house. She’s definitely a very active kid who works hard at learning to read, playing piano and in her ballet lessons. But the rest of the time?…
Random Rant
Isn’t Shopping Supposed to be Fun?
Later this month, I’m going to Martha’s Vineyard to watch one of my best friends from college get married. I’m really bummed DadJovi can’t come — it was too far and expensive for a weekend away for two since we don’t have any family close by who could take E. for the whole weekend. It…
My Most Urgent Mother’s Day
2012 will always be remembered as the Mother’s Day when E. and her father learned a valuable lesson — Mommy is ALWAYS right. But more on that in a moment. It started out quite lovely. I woke to the delicious smells of breakfast cooking and hearing E’s Homer Simpsoneque “whispers” outside the bedroom, conspiring with…
If Women Ruled the World
The other day, I was pretty sure I was about to get my period. But it’s sort have been punking me with days lately, so I wasn’t sure exactly when it going to make its lovely presence felt. And of course it picked the worst possible time. I had just arrived at the gym for…
Lightening Up for the Summer
Not only am I trying to get my body lighter for summer, I also decided to let my hair in on the fun. But first, let me just thank all of you for your words of support and great advice on my dead metabolism post. I’m still trying to get back to everyone who emailed,…