A couple weeks ago I declared that this upcoming school year was going to be the Year of No. A couple years ago I declared that I was going to stop working on Sundays and make sure I spent time recharging and connecting with my family. That Sunday thing kind of fell by the wayside. […]
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A Book Review For Moms Like Me — Summer Sisters
I had hopes of making a book review a regular feature last year when we went on vacation, and then my husband had his accident and the book reviewing (and reading) kind of got derailed. But now that we are doing a vacation do-over, I’m trying it again. First, a disclaimer. I was not an […]
A Day at the Beach
We’ve been on vacation for three days now, and I’ve captured some pretty fun moments on camera. But don’t be fooled. A day at the beach isn’t really a day at the beach. There is more crying down here on vacation than there is at home. There is crying about it being too hot outside. […]
Vacation Goals
We are officially settled into our vacation place. It’s a three bedroom condo about 1/2 mile from the beach in North Carolina, the same town I’ve been coming to every August since the summer before my senior year in high school. Every year, that is, except for the last five years when we couldn’t afford […]
It’s time for you to get rid of the f*cking scale.
I have a challenge for you. For some of you it may seem like a big one. Impossible, even. But… I would like to challenge you to get rid of your scale. Not to just stop weighing yourself. But to get rid of that mothereffer altogether. Throw it the fuck out of your house. Because […]
Rise Above. Go Beyond. (And win some awesome free tickets).
I live just ten minutes or so from Sandy Hook, CT and the elementary school where the Sandy Hook shootings took place. It was a tragedy that affected everyone across the country. It devastated the town of Newtown. But it also did something else. It brought the community closer. And a couple of pretty amazing things […]