Looking for the perfect gift for the person on your list who has everything? How about a sterling silver Tin Can? Yes! It’s true! Thanks to our practical-minded friends at Tiffany, for just $1,000 your special someone can have the Tin Can he’s always wanted. And there are soooo many things he can do with […]

Humor, Personal

November 8, 2017

This Holiday Season, Show Them You Care with a $1,000 Tin Can

Luxury Gift Ideas

Hell hath no fury like a mommy blogger scorned, and Reese Witherspoon is learning this the hard way. The mom blogging world erupted over the weekend when news emerged that Reese Witherspoon threw some serious shade at the ‘mommy blogger’ community. After accepting WSJ Magazine’s Entertainment Innovator of the Year award, she had this to […]

Family, Humor, Personal

November 7, 2017

Reese Witherspoon Dissed Mommy Bloggers and I Don’t Care

Reese Witherspoon Mommy Blogger Drama

I’m guessing it’s not good form to start off the review of a Broadway musical with a severe case of neck strain. But in my mind, the two are inexorably linked, and if you find that strange and annoying, well, welcome to my blog, people. You get what you get. So. I woke Wednesday morning […]

Family, Personal

November 3, 2017

‘An American in Paris’: Your Neck Will Thank you.

An American in Paris TPAC

  Everyone knows about Halloween, but did you know that the day after Halloween is a very special day as well? November 1st has been designated by, um, officials, as the Feast Day of St. Mom. On this widely-celebrated day, participating moms (who, as we all know, are total saints), feast on the candy their children […]

Family, Humor, Personal

November 1, 2017

For Moms, the True Celebration Happens the Day AFTER Halloween

Feast Day Halloween

  Last month was a pretty good one for me reading-wise, with only two duds and three books I love, love, LOVED.     Still Life, by Louise Penny I’m giving Still Life five stars because I consider it to be at the very top of its genre –This is the ultimate cozy murder mystery […]

Books, Personal

October 24, 2017

Murder, Melodrama, Broken Hearts, and Discontent: Here’s What I Read Last Month

Book Reviews Suburban Turmoil

  From YA to time travel romance to grit lit, I read a little bit of everything last month — and one of these books will definitely go in my top 10 for the year! Here’s what I read and what I thought about it all…     Everything, Everything, Nicola Yoon Although I didn’t […]

Books, Personal

September 22, 2017

Fairies, Hillbillies, Time Travel, and a Vacation in North Korea: Here’s What I Read Last Month

Book Reviews Suburban Turmoil

Use these helpful tips to transform your fashionably challenged husband from from dowdy dud to STYLE STUD. Whether you’re headed to a date night, weekend brunch, or a wedding, most wives know all too well that giving a husband total control of his outfit is a sort of like giving Donald Trump total control of […]

Humor, Personal, Style

September 13, 2017

How to Dress Your Husband for Fall

Sooner or later, there comes a time when your kids don’t need you quite as much as they once did. They have their own things to do and places to go that don’t require your constant presence, and you suddenly find yourself with time again to put more effort into your career, time to plan […]

Family, Personal

August 31, 2017

The In-Between Years

Navigating the In-Between Years

  My last month of reading was notable because it included one of the best books I’ve ever read — as well as one of the worst. Overall, it was a good month for reading — I can enthusiastically recommend that you check out three of the books I read, if you haven’t already, and […]

Books, Personal

August 28, 2017

Africans, Victorians, Aging Actors, and Anne: Here’s What I Read Last Month

Suburban Turmoil Books

When we moved to our neighborhood, I thought we had found our own little suburban paradise. I loved walking on our tree-lined streets, chatting with friendly neighbors, and watching my kids play with the other children in our community. Then I joined NextDoor.com. That’s how I discovered  that everything I thought I knew about my […]

Humor, Personal

August 24, 2017

8 Truths About NextDoor.com

Truths About NextDoor.com