by Amy | Feb 26, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood
Viv gets up at 5:30 this morning. This is early even for her. I plop her in front of Dora and go to make a gallon of coffee. Mom, can I have scissors and paper for cutting? Oh, thank God, my kid has picked today to finally start entertaining herself, and with...
by Amy | Feb 25, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
I started taking a children’s book writing class because, you know, fantasy work-from-home job. The class has made me appreciate how hard it is to craft a kick-ass kids’ book–one that grabs my daughter’s imagination AND doesn’t make me...
by Amy | Feb 19, 2014 | List, My Family, Parenthood
Maybe three was too young. Maybe it wasn’t smart to go on President’s Day Weekend–and during “Jamzilla,” the closure of our main LA freeway. Maybe I should have brought a towel. There was peer pressure, though. For most people, going to Disney is a monumental...
by Amy | Feb 12, 2014 | Couplehood, Holidays, My Family
Until five years ago, most of my Valentine’s Days were comically awful. There was the time I carelessly ended a college relationship on February 14, thinking a nice dinner and chocolate would somehow soften the blow. Or the night an overzealous Valentine nibbled my...
by Amy | Feb 5, 2014 | Infertility, My Family, Vanity
(Updated to include second segment) Remember when the news crew came to my house to shoot a segment about secondary infertility? Well here it is in all its glory! On the plus side, Viv is a ray of sunshine, and smashing in her chef’s hat. However, I am a...
