Burnout

I’ve got mommy burnout — and I’m not talking about being a mommy, but rather about meeting and befriending others of my ilk. I know we’re all sort of in the same boat and it’s great to have women with whom to commiserate, but I just don’t feel the need to increase my “friend” roster. [...]

Is Plumper Better?

I bought a lip plump and gloss combo (Prep & Plump in Gleam) recently just to see what all the fuss was about. They’re from a company called Arbonne (which I talked about in another post, “Mail Order”). First you put on the plump, then comes the gloss. I’m not sure I really need a [...]

10 Things that I Love

1. Reese’s peanut butter cups.
2. The smell of chlorine on my kids’ skin after they get out of the pool.
3. The hour between 9:00 and 10:00 at night when I can sit in bed and read without guilt.
4. Chocolate ice cream.
5. Being snowed in with nowhere to go.
6. Going to a movie with my husband.
7. [...]

Cold Remedy

Is there anything worse than a summer cold? I love the way it’s called a “summer” cold as opposed to one you get during the normal, bad weather time of the year. At that time, well, it’s expected, and everyone appears to be suffering from the same malady. You feel like you’re in good company [...]

Being Carded

Is there anything better than when you walk into a store, try to buy a bottle of wine or beer and get asked for some ID? No, this isn’t great if you’re 18 — you’re kind of out of luck — but when you’re slightly over 40 and have two kids, it’s a true blessing. [...]

Boundaries

At what point do we lose complete control over our personal boundaries? I think it must happen sometime during labor when your body becomes pretty much an open book for videotaping and pictures. Women breastfeed openly and publicly in front of anyone and everyone. These same women certainly wouldn’t have flashed their breasts at their [...]

Theory of Relativity

I know that time is relative. I live this relativity every day. I realize that the actual theory was proven by Albert Einstein many years ago, but all he had to do was ask any mother about time and he would have had his answer. So, this is the way it works in my house. [...]

The Mother of all Days

So, this Sunday is one of the big ones. I mean, you know what day it is. You might even call it the “mother” of all days. Is it a made up holiday? Who cares. I’m just happy someone decided to make it into a bona fide holiday that we’re all required to celebrate. I’m [...]

Hey Jerry, look down here

I am far from a business analyst or stock market expert, but I’ve been following this whole Microsoft/Yahoo purchase with some interest. I have friends who either work at Yahoo or whose husbands do and I was kind of curious as to how the whole thing would play out.
I always thought it seemed like a [...]

Sometimes, it’s hard to know who’s in charge

So, I’ve worked both as a freelance writer as well as in-house for large and small companies. I’ve had different kinds of managers — most of whom I’ve been lucky enough to have gotten along pretty well with. There have been those occasional times however, when I had to work for someone whom I knew [...]