January 20, 2022 Have you ever truly immersed yourself in a painting? When was the last time you felt creatively inspired? I love a blank notebook, a new planner, an empty scrapbook and a blank canvas,…
January 18, 2022 Tween/teen vaping is insidious and everywhere Vaping is the latest thing keeping me up at night. If you’ve got a middle school-age kiddo, chances are they’ve already been exposed to…
January 14, 2022 I dieted for 35 years but that’s all over now In 2021, I kissed diets goodbye for good – and I’m not the only one. It’s crazy to think this, let alone write it,…
January 13, 2022 I never thought I would do this to my dog This is a really hard one for me to write. I found myself screaming at my dog recently. Actually, let me elaborate. That in…
January 8, 2022 Celebrating 10 years of writing this blog Today marks ten years since I began this blog. I hope it’s not too self-congratulatory to wish myself a happy tenth blog-iversary! What started…
December 31, 2021 I want to be classier in 2022 It’s new year’s eve so I am thinking about goals and intentions for the new year. I don’t really do resolutions anymore, because I…
December 27, 2021 The short life – and afterlife – of Franklin the duckling I’ve written about some bizarre things on this blog before, but this story might take the prize. Once upon a time, there was an…
December 22, 2021 Things never to say again in 2022 Have you ever said you are “just a mom” or “just a _______” (fill in the blank with whatever you do for a living)?…
December 15, 2021 It took me 20 years to realize that my brother is awesome My brother and I were not terribly good to each other growing up. Ours was not an ideal sibling bond early on. Honestly, we…
December 7, 2021 Our child is not struggling with gender identity We’ve been on a wild ride with gender and identity this year in our household. I’m blogging about it, as always, with Xage’s full…
