by Amy | Sep 18, 2014 | List, My Family, Parenthood
No matter how much you love being a mom, sometimes it’s hard to keep a smile on your face. As rewarding as your “job” is, it’s also frustrating, repetitive and maddeningly illogical. On any given day, one, or maybe all of these annoying things might be happening to...
by Amy | Sep 11, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood
I’m a truth-telling mom, most of the time. I don’t shy away from the tough topics, and my 3-year-old daughter knows more about the uterus than the average adult male. But when it comes to my vegetarianism, I’m a big fat liar. I never meant to be a vegetarian. As a...
by Amy | Aug 4, 2014 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Vanity
“You look tired” is one of the rudest sentences in the English language. Unless it’s followed up by, “Lie down on this deck chair while I mind your children and straighten up your house,” there is no need to point out the obvious. Of course I look tired – I’m a...
by Amy | Jul 29, 2014 | My Family, Our Situation, Wedding Plans
I know, this is such a tease. I owe you – the readers I love – a full accounting of the wedding. The problem is, I’m still waiting for the official photographs, and trust me this is not a story that can be told without pictures (see preview...
by Amy | Jun 24, 2014 | My Family, Vanity, Wedding Plans
Back in February, I asked a very important question: “Will I ever be able to button this jacket?” The jacket, a saucy little Theory blazer purchased optimistically in my pre-baby size, was to be my proxy for the wedding gown–which was still being...
