do they read obituaries in hell?

I have said this before: I need to go back in time and punch myself in the face. Before I was joking; now I am serious. Where did I ever get...

When I put in the order for Ro 's birthday cake, and asked them to decorate it with a long view of The Emerald City, I was THIS CLOSE t...

Many years ago, my brother (a long-suffering Cubs devotee) called me to say his lottery number was picked to purchase season tickets to the...

I hadn't had a non-maternity-related time off of work in something like two years. We went to California for a week, and MAN was that n...

Jon , this anniversary (lounging on a beautiful beach) is going to be really tough to top. But even if the ones to come are full of laundry...

Long before I had any babies, long before I got married, long before I even met Jon , I told you that I will teach my children to address yo...

Good God, where does the time go? Someone told me about parenthood, "the days are long but the years are short." Holy mango lassi,...

I have never in my life so badly blown NaBloPoMo. I am so sorry. Looking at my posts, there is a LOT of whining. Again, sorry. Truly, th...

#8: Finish your story, let go even if it's not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time. Today was t...

#7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front. What's that p...

#6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal? Ha. This is pe...

It seems like in every line of work, when you get so invested in something you've created, it's hard to see the parts that could ...

Once upon a time there was a very bored twentysomething. Every day, she worked the evening shift and was awake when her friends and...

I need more crafts in my life.

Handmade stuff has always had a very special place in my heart. Things that my nani or mom made for me are among my prized possessions. So i...

I took a few art classes in college, which were nearly impossible to get into. I had to petition, write an essay and go through two rounds...

This post isn't fun for the writer. And probably not the audience, either. Sorry.  During my first pregnancy, I had a pregnancy budd...

This blog is really important to me. It helped me out of a very low time, it kept me sane when I was isolated (I cannot stand to be alone) a...

When I got pregnant, I thought, "Is this really happening?" When I was on bedrest, I thought, "Is this really happening?...

So this kid has a dance party starting every evening at about 4 p.m.  Sometimes she settles down at about 8, and sometimes she doesn't s...