by Stephanie | Aug 21, 2018 | family life
We recently returned from a glorious beach vacation in Mexico, and upon our arrival back home, I found myself inexplicably possessed with the desire to Marie Kondo the shit out of the house. I decided I would systematically de-clutter all the rooms in our home, one at...
by Stephanie | Oct 6, 2015 | funny
Today I drove through Starbucks and ordered a pumpkin spice latte. I felt a little bit less ashamed of myself driving through, because who knows who might have judged me if I’d actually been spotted ordering such an embarrassing specialty beverage in person? I mean,...
by Stephanie | Jul 7, 2015 | family life, funny, motherhood, parenting
Have you seen the “New Face of Motherhood?” According to a recent article on Elite Daily, “The New Face of Motherhood: Young, Cool Moms Who Are Totally Killing It,” Millennial moms have a lot of fantastic (universal!) qualities. You should go...
by Stephanie | Aug 28, 2014 | family life, motherhood
When I was eight years old, I started cracking my knuckles. I can’t remember who taught me, or why I thought it was a good idea, but once I started, I couldn’t stop. When I was eight years old, I got the world’s worst. Freaking. Perm. Ever. It was hideous. I...
by Stephanie | Aug 21, 2014 | blogging, motherhood
When I was little, I was always writing stories in my head. I would awkwardly blurt out evidence of this when talking to real-life people. One day when my mom hung up the phone I asked her, “Who were you talking to? she demanded.” I actually said she...