Dropping my four-year-old daughter off at preschool can go one of two ways: surprisingly and awesomely smooth or typically chaotic and sweat-inducing. Oh, not because of anything she does. On the contrary, she runs willingly into the arms of her two preschool teachers jumping for joy at what the school day will hold. It’s her … Continue Reading →
Have you ever caught yourself tearing up as you read your child a bedtime story? If not, try reading “Love You Forever” by Robert Munsch aloud. You know the book — the one that admittedly gets a tad creepy two-thirds of the way in when the elderly mom drives across town with a ladder to … Continue Reading →
My love affair with the “Big B” began circa April 2009 shortly after the birth of my daughter.
I lived in Chicago for six years. When I moved to Chi-town in 2000, I made a mental bucket list for my time there. And one thing I vowed to myself is that I would not leave until I had attended a taping of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Filmed just minutes from each of the three … Continue Reading →
Last week, I stood in my mom’s kitchen, the same kitchen in which I learned to eat solid foods and the same kitchen in which I ate my last dinner before heading off to college. There, in that familiar place, she measured me: hips, bust and waist. I needed those stats so I could place … Continue Reading →
It’s a whole new world, this work-at-home-mom thingy. After having worked in an office environment for the past 12 years and having recently left that behind to launch a business from home, I am observing all sorts of sights and sounds that take place on the home front on weekdays at times when I have … Continue Reading →
I’d like to give one ginormous shout out to all the people in the world who help me and my husband raise our son and daughter. We do not do this child rearing thing alone, and we fully realize that. Case in point: my three-year-old daughter says things like “It’s as good as new” or … Continue Reading →
They say men do business on the golf course. OK. To me, that begs the question where do women do business? Well, while I’m sure that the answer to that question varies widely, lately — for me, anyway — business is getting done in the basement floor changing room of my office building (a.k.a my … Continue Reading →