Something, somehow, forms the base for how we relate to others in a relationship, and what our expectations are in those relationships. They are acquired from experiences – good and bad –  with every relationship that precedes the other, learned from our parents, and perhaps the worst – culled from fictional fantasies.Disney is culpable at … Continue reading You Can’t Take It With You (But You Will) – Part 3

Todd and I somehow got involved in a conversation about a year ago, and I have no idea what precipitated it or why, but it was one of those somebody-turned-the-light-on-in-the-closet moments.  We’ve known each other a long time, though there were years we spent apart, and now only reunited for roughly 4 years.A conversation segued … Continue reading You Can’t Take It With You (But You Will) – Part 2

I recently starting following a blogger I stumbled onto via another blogger.  I liked her style, I liked her R-rated posts that seemed to be steeped in a reality that could easily have been my own.  I could relate to her, on many levels.   Apparently I happened upon her at just the right moment … Continue reading You Can’t Take It With You (But You Will) – Part 1

A friend of mine shared an article entitled, “14 Things All Healthy Couples Do.”  I am easily bored and often impatient when reading so I don’t often read articles that don’t just “grab” me.  But this – well, she kinda sorta said some of the stuff grossed her out.  Intrigued, I clicked on the link. … Continue reading We’re Not Healthy!

Something's wrong with my house.  I woke up the other morning, and saw it.  My house is infected with something, and I’m not sure what to do!I keep finding them all over the floors, and what’s worse – they multiply.  It makes no difference how many times I pick one up, there’s always more.  And … Continue reading There’s Something Wrong With My House

Today we celebrate ONE year in Maryland.  One year ago today I was up at the crack of dawn, to continue packing the unfathomable amount of rubbish we were going to load into a dreadfully undersized moving truck with only a handful of people to help.  This moving trip turned out to be a lot … Continue reading One Year Later

I woke early this morning, as I often do, around 5 a.m. to check Ava’s blood sugar.  The veil of sleep was still clinging to me, my eyes blurry, and my body aching with the symptoms of aging that on some days seem inevitable.  Once I was reassured that she hadn’t gone low, I fell … Continue reading Gratitude

I have been sooo excited for school to start again, that I spent the first day behaving like a real housewife.  I vacuumed, washed the floors, scrubbed the bathrooms, did 4 loads of laundry and left the 5thin the washer, went food shopping alone, used the bathroom without closing the door, cleaned the kitchen and … Continue reading Back To School – The Joy of Field Trips

A few weeks ago Ava lost a tooth, on a Friday, before she went away for the weekend with her dad.  She was worried she’d miss the Tooth Fairy, so I told her to leave it under her pillow and the Tooth Fairy would come.  Well, as all mothers can attest to, I forgot about … Continue reading The Tooth Fairy Is Dead… And How to Get Your Kids Outside On A Hot Day

Oh my, where do I begin?  My mom and I are very close.  I haven’t written a piece about her, both because – like it’s sometimes difficult to buy gifts for those closest to you, so is writing about them – and because I was afraid it would sound too gushy, or too typical – … Continue reading Mom