by Amy | Mar 26, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood, Vanity
“Honey, I love you, but are you aware that your ass crack is showing?” Dave asks me this while we’re reading bedtime stories to our toddler. I hardly think my state of dress or undress matters in the nursery, so I give him a look like, “So?” “No, I mean pretty much...
by Amy | Mar 21, 2013 | My Family, Vanity
If I could go back in a time machine, this is the beauty advice I’d give to my clueless teen self. Until that technology is perfected, all I can do is share my hard won wisdom with the teens of today. It’s meant with love. 1. Cover Your Face – Girls, I understand...
by Amy | Mar 18, 2013 | My Family, Our Situation, Shopping, Sponsored, Wedding Plans
Here’s a quiz I found in one of my bridal magazines: What Kind of Bride Are You? 1. How would you describe your look? A. Flirty and feminineB. Sleek and contemporaryC. Yoga pants and a dark t-shirt with food on it 2. What kind of lingerie would you love to...
by Amy | Mar 7, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood
All of a sudden, my sweet baby girl is so willful, so stubborn, so dramatic and so irrational, I feel like I’m under siege. I griped to Dave, “How on earth did she get like this?” Cue raised eyebrows and pointed stare in my direction. Okay, fine, so these...
by Amy | Mar 3, 2013 | My Family, Parenthood
We’d heard about rogue toddlers climbing out of their cribs, and we were ready. I’d already witnessed our little David Blaine working in reverse. She scaled the outside of her crib and flung her body onto the mattress below, trapping herself like a lost pet hamster...
by Amy | Feb 27, 2013 | Babymaking, Couplehood, My Family
I felt pregnant. It was our third IVF attempt, and it seemed like they’d finally gotten my drug protocol right. We made four gorgeous embryos, two of which were top rated, one of which was 8-celled, symmetrical and seemingly perfect. I was so certain I’d get pregnant...
