First Days
When my daughter was younger, like many parents, we marked important days with a photo. First day of school for every grade, first rock concert, plays, awards and music performances. […]
Category Archives: Domestic
What It Means to Love
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary. Mr. Man and I are apart this year because he’s attending a leadership program at Harvard Business School (yay!) and I’m preparing our house & […]
Abundance
I was forced to buy a new wallet recently. I don’t invest much in accessories like wallets, handbags, phone cases and such so this doesn’t happen very often. I think […]
A Sweet New Year
Feeling a bit like a tumbleweed tossed around by life at the moment. Family and friends, a wedding and a funeral, rituals and milestones that mark time. Being equal parts […]
Frus Stra Shen
I wish I had a truth mirror. I would hold it up in front of my clients so they could magically see what others see. One of my biggest frustrations […]
How I Fail as a Mother
We all have moments that take the stuffing out of us and make us question our worth. When in full command of rational thinking these are moments that build character. […]
It’s everyone’s responsibility to end domestic violence
Every once in a while I wake up with a migraine so bad it gives me black eyes. Like my nose caught a softball. Or a fist. That’s today. Pain […]
Get On Up
This weekend I had to tell my husband that I don’t like James Brown. We decided to go to a movie the other night and he proposed the bio-pic “Get […]
Beauty Scape
I came very late to the habit of going to the salon. For 30 years I wore my hair very long (and usually pinned up in a bun). For 15 […]
My Value as a Woman
Despite my feminist sensibilities I’ve never been able to suppress the anxiety of being judged and found wanting when it comes to “homemaking”. A little Martha Stewart shaped devil sits […]
Tepid Water
Being a homeowner is one of the most overrated experiences I can think of. Part of the great American Scam to buy buy buy. Because what else do you do […]
Mixed Marriage
My husband and I have a mixed marriage when it comes to our attitudes about our books. I tend to only want to buy new books when I have already […]
A Very Big Deal
We bought a couch the other day. My husband and I went to a furniture store and left after we had purchased a couch rather than before. It’s not as […]
DIY
I don’t know how I get sucked into the Pinterest DIY boards. Its pathological. I don’t have a crafty or creative bone in my body, but they draw me in […]
Baking Season
Yesterday was Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which I always think of as the start of baking season. One of the consistent ways our non-religious household marks religious holidays, […]
