>This post originally appeared in the Nashville Scene. In the heart of suburban Nashville, a group of women meets each Tuesday night at a local Starbucks. Seated in a hastily formed circle of chairs, husbands and children noticeably absent, their sole purpose in gathering is to bitch about being stay-at-home moms. “My husband gets home […]
August 8, 2007
>It’s week two post-BlogHer and the honeymoon is over. The bloom is off the rose. All that glitters is not gold… or something like that. I’m starting to read posts and comments from women complaining about the parties they weren’t invited to, the people they met who (gasp!) haven’t yet bothered to comment on their […]
August 7, 2007
> When I was in college, I spent a summer interning at CNN in Washington, DC and there I met a recently married couple. The wife was a news producer, the husband, a photographer, and both were intensely grateful to be working under one roof. “When we were engaged,” the photographer told me, “we worked […]
August 5, 2007
> Surely you’ve heard the news by now: Fisher Price is recalling nearly a million toys manufactured with excessive amounts of lead in the paint. Like any good mommy, after I read the story online, I clicked on the link to the recalled toys and scrolled through pictures of the affected products. “Gee,” I snorted […]
August 4, 2007
BlogHer fell on Kimberly‘s birthday weekend and her husband had gone all out, scoring us a hotel room with a lakefront view, an enormous arrangement of flowers, free room service and minibar (and you know I was all over that), and a gourmet gift basket awaiting our arrival. There was only one problem. “It’s so […]
August 3, 2007
Rumors are swirling right now among the BlogHer set about a certain event in which certain swag bags were cruelly snatched away from certain bloggers we all know and love. Well, I happened to be there– and as I watch gossip about the event swell into a veritable firestorm of swagtroversy, I can no longer […]
August 3, 2007
> I have given up trying to have a normal life, one in which I keep my family on a schedule, say appropriate things at cocktail parties, and maintain a front yard specializing in anything other than weeds. In fact, at 32 years of age, I’m proud to say I’ve finally accepted the fact that […]
August 1, 2007
> More tales from BlogHer coming soon, but first, we have another important matter at hand: the Perfect Post Awards! If this is your first time visiting, the Perfect Post Awards are a way for bloggers to give their favorite post of the preceding month a little extra recognition. They’re also a great opportunity to […]
August 1, 2007
>The Stinky Cheese story is forthcoming, which you will find funny whether you’re interested in BlogHer or not, but I know some of you are wondering what I thought of the whole conference and so, since I can’t really work it into any of the other posts, here goes. I LOVED IT. It was one […]
July 31, 2007
