by Stephanie | May 15, 2014 | motherhood
One spring weekend, many years ago, before I became a mother, I sat on my crappy townhouse deck with two of my favorite people. Over some inconsequential cocktail that I can no longer recall, the three of us shared parts of ourselves with one another. We became...
by Stephanie | May 1, 2014 | HerStories, motherhood
Reading has always been one of my absolute favorite pastimes. I used to be monogamous to one book at a time, but these days, I’ve got at least two or three books going at once. Usually only one novel, but I’m always in the middle of a nonfiction book as...
by Stephanie | Apr 10, 2014 | funny, motherhood
Last week I wrote about an epic meltdown I had while traveling alone with my two kids. I was so touched by the outpouring of support in the comments from people who assured me that it was normal and not necessarily a bad thing that I lost my sh*t in front of the kids....
by Stephanie | Apr 3, 2014 | blogging, family life
I’m going to do something different today. I’m going to write the kind of post that I haven’t written in a long time. As I look back over the past few months, I see a lot of lighthearted, funny posts. I see some reflective ones, maybe even a few that...
by Stephanie | Mar 13, 2014 | family life, funny
As a nostalgia junkie, there’s just nothing like the 1980s to make me nod my head, smile softly with fondness, and do the slow-clap. There is just so much material there to reminisce about- the amazing music, the hideous humiliating memorable fashion, the TV...