by Stephanie | Aug 15, 2013 | family life, funny
I used to love going out to dinner. There is just something so invigorating about treating yourself to a meal that you do not cook, filled with ingredients that you do not have in the fridge, and topped off with a dessert that you did not have to prepare. Not to...
by Stephanie | Jul 28, 2013 | blogging, funny
How do you make the post-blogging-conference letdown even more painful? Simple. Your flight home gets cancelled, and you spend the entire day at the airport. The morning after BlogHer 13 ended, I arrived at Chicago O’Hare promptly, breezed through check-in and...
by Stephanie | Jul 11, 2013 | family life
A few weeks ago, out of the blue, I had the idea to make a list of moments in my life I’d like to go back and experience again. I guess that is in keeping with my penchant for waxing nostalgic; I have written frequently about how much I enjoy reminiscing about...
by Stephanie | Jun 30, 2013 | family life, funny
I took a short family vacation last week, as you may or may not recall. My husband and I loaded up the minivan with our six year old, 20 month old, 3 suitcases, 4 pillows, 5 stuffed animals, 3 blankets, a Pack-n-Play, a portable toilet seat, a white noise machine, a...
by Stephanie | Apr 11, 2013 | family life
(This is a Finish the Sentence Friday post.) We had yet another snow day yesterday. I, like many of you, am so done with winter. I am, and have always been, a total sun worshipper. There is nothing I crave more than sitting on the beach with a book, a cocktail, and...