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...
by Amy | Feb 3, 2014 | My Family, Shopping, Vanity, Wedding Plans
You’d think my wedding day would be motivation enough to finish losing the baby weight. After all, my first dress fitting is just three months away (!!!) and the designer made me promise I’d be at my goal size by then. But lately, I’d been trying to...
