I've been down lately. Not quite fragile but definitely not myself. A friend even noticed at the gym that I looked sad. It's hard to hide true feelings without the veil of Bobbi Brown concealer and mascara. The fact that the toning class instructor had just made me do 1000 leg … [Read more...] about Sourpuss – 5:00 Fridays
Dirt and Noise
This, I Believe
I might be small in stature, but I have no shortage of opinions. There's always one cause or another that's got me fired up. I believe... cooking with kids is the stuff memories are made of. beds are meant to be made. electronics have no place at the … [Read more...] about This, I Believe
On the Ledge – Wordless Wednesday
Adieu Summer – 5:00 Fridays
I scaled back my work a few years ago to be home with Bird and Deal until they started school. Those first few summers without preschool left me in tears more often than not. Poor Mac Daddy came home to a hot mess of a wife despite my attempts to present myself as a hot wife. … [Read more...] about Adieu Summer – 5:00 Fridays
A Fund for Jennie
My friend Jennie is fierce. She is fiercely loyal, confident, and passionate. She has fierce convictions and a fierce attitude. She has a fierce love for her family, and her love for her husband is palpable in the way she talks about him and in the way she writes about her grief … [Read more...] about A Fund for Jennie
In My Son’s Eyes
It seems cliche to say we see things differently when we have children. It's almost pathetically trite to say we "notice the little things" or realize we must "stop and smell the roses." Oh, parenting is chock full of cliches. I do see the world differently now that I'm a mother, … [Read more...] about In My Son’s Eyes
