by Amy | Apr 18, 2014 | My Family, Wedding Plans
1. That I will wake up with a head cold, my period and hives 2. That my best laid bridal beauty plans won’t come together 3. And that I’ll somehow have an 80s perm just like at my bat mitzvah 4. That the officiant will begin, “Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us...
by Amy | Apr 6, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
Ever since my daughter started preschool, my social life revolves, thrillingly, around kids’ birthday parties. These parties are as formulaic as Groundhog Day–if the groundhog was turning three and had the Ebola virus. The kids play, cough on each other, get...
by Amy | Mar 30, 2014 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Vanity
Dear Younger Self, You were so cool. You saw Jane’s Addiction play their first tour. You hennaed your hair and stayed in hostels. You wore combat boots with baby blue thigh-highs. You danced on tables—not for money, just for sport. But you know what? If you could...
by Amy | Mar 11, 2014 | My Family, Yummy
When I started making preschool lunches last fall, I perused Pinterest for meal ideas and promptly hyperventilated and passed out. Where the hell did these Pinterest moms get all their time and energy? Were these moms all on drugs, and if so, where could I get some?...
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...
