Always evolving, Never Average
One year ago Donald Trump was elected president, and the country had a total freak out. I was reminded of this yesterday when a post I wrote the day after the election entitled It’s not a death sentence. It’s a wake-up call popped up in my newsfeed. In a nutshell, I wrote about people’s inability …Read More
It’s beautiful outside today in Connecticut, so today I just have a quick question. But first a little background. My grandma was a very pretty lady, and she always took great care of herself. But one of the things I remember about her was that she had peach fuzz on her face. It was light …Read More
Yesterday I wrote this post about one of the things I’ve done that has really helped my children to be more responsible. And I received this comment: I so struggle with this. With only 2 kids and a very part time baking business out of my home, I waffle between getting my kids to do …Read More
What do you do when you are struggling in your marriage but there hasn’t been any one catastrophic event that has caused the trouble? When there hasn’t been cheating? When there hasn’t been addiction. When there hasn’t been abuse? What do you do when you and your spouse have just reached a point where you cannot …Read More
A couple weeks ago I got a message from a reader asking me about kids and screen time: How much, if any, TV/iPad do you let a 4 year old watch? I have a lot of anxiety in my personality and it stresses me out if he watches an hour after school, but I also …Read More
Last week a reader sent me this question: I recently found it I am pregnant and my first thought was of ALL. THE .STUFF… My husband and I are not the type to fill our house to the brim but we have no experience to tell us what’s a waste of money and what we’ll really …Read More
A while back a woman who referred to herself as Sexless in Seattle wrote to me and asked me a question about sex. Or more specifically, the absence of it in her marriage. She is a mom, has a young kid, has been dealing with depressions and taking antidepressants for a while now, and over the …Read More
About a week ago I received this message: I am in desperate need of advice. I have 4 children and my husband has 4 children from a previous marriage. For the past several months we have been in a custody battle for his children. It is looking like we are going to be granted custody …Read More
Yesterday I wrote this post about how so many of us women find ourselves in the familiar situation of having to go somewhere as a family and having to do all the getting-the-kids-ready part on our own while our husbands seem to be oblivious to the fact that we might appreciate a little bit of …Read More
Dear Number 4, 5, and 7, It is two days before Halloween, and this year, in 2015, you are nine, six, and four years old. On Saturday, you are dressing up as a cat, a witch, and a princess. Your costumes are adorable. And you three are so excited. Your brothers are excited, too, of …Read More
