by Amy | Mar 9, 2014 | My Family, Our Situation, Wedding Plans
Dear Viv, I know wedding planning hasn’t been that fun for you. Lots of long car rides, boring meetings and time-consuming bridal indecision. Plus, grown-ups are always telling you not to touch anything, like that’s a reasonable request. I hope we made it...
by Amy | Mar 3, 2014 | Couplehood, My Family
The father of my child just abandoned me—on Facebook, that is. He quit the social media machine, claiming it’s a time-suck that has gotten less personal and more annoying over the years. I think he’s crazy. Without Facebook, how would I know which Scandal character...
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...
