Summer is approaching fast and as always, one of my top priorities is to keep my kids reading while they’re out of school. One thing I’ve learned as a parent is that kids generally don’t just LOVE TO READ all on their own- It’s up to us to help make it fun and appealing, and luckily I’m getting […]
May 19, 2015
It’s been a while since I’ve checked in on the brilliant minds at Restoration Hardware- and when I finally got around to it, I was so pleased to find that they’ve come out with a whole new collection of furniture and accessories for our darling children– as well as a bunch of helpful new photos to give […]
April 22, 2015
When my son was born, I gave him the blog nickname of ‘Bruiser’ based purely on how he made my insides feel during the last few months of my pregnancy. Fortunately, the name was a perfect fit. Today, the kid loves sports and action games, playing outside with his buddies and wrestling with his father. He perpetually has […]
April 14, 2015
I remember a time when providing food for a party meant opening a couple bags of chips, putting out a few 2-liters and a stack of Solo Cups, and maybe baking cookies to show you really cared. Then the Internet came along and ruined everything. Now that parties have been Pinterestized, the food has never been fancier. No […]
April 8, 2015
“Have you seen the nest?” my husband asked me one morning a few weeks ago. “Which one?” I replied. We’re in the middle of a banner bird season here in Nashville– The high-pitched chirps of baby birds wake me bright and early every morning, and bits of robins’ blue egg shells are currently strewn across […]
June 24, 2014
This column originally stirred up readers in the Nashville Scene. I’m driving down West End silently cursing the man ahead of me, who’s going barely five miles per hour. Cars zoom by on my left, but traffic’s too heavy for me to switch lanes. “Oh, come on!” I say finally, tapping the heel of my […]
March 19, 2010
A young woman dressed in stylish new workout gear saunters over to a row of exercise machines and waves hello to her friend, who is jogging on a treadmill. Casually, she steps to the side of the treadmill to chat. Unfortunately, her foot lands squarely on the conveyor belt. Like a cartoon character, her feet […]
January 21, 2009
Not too many month-old infants can be seen out on the town. New moms will tell you they’re keeping their newborns at home because they don’t want to expose them to germs or pollutants or strangers with open sores all over their bodies who ask to hold them (which is, no lie, exactly what happened […]
April 9, 2007
>About a year ago, I attended the second birthday party of the son of a friend of mine. Before the party, she had made sure to mention to me that little McParkerson was only allowed to play with wooden toys that did not feature characters from television shows or movies. I watched as McParkerson opened […]
March 4, 2007
>Speaking of nursery rhymes… Veronica just sent me the link to the Christian Mother Goose book. I think this is a very bad book, not only because it makes Christians come off as horrible rhymers who enjoy dressing up in ridiculous costumes, but also because I can just imagine the day when the poor little […]
February 16, 2007
