My dream job, to write for Saturday Night Live, was sadly never realized. It probably has something to do with the fact that I've never lived in NYC, applied for the job, nor have any professional comedic writing experience. Let's not dwell, okay? Imagine my sheer surprise when Tina Fey contacted ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: Pennsylvania Dreamin’
Parenting
My Crystal Ball
I'm sitting at my computer today, one eye on the screen, the other on my kids, and I can't help but melt over a conversation they are having at the breakfast table: Boy: You should put your milk in the refrigerator if you're done drinking it. Girl: Otay. Boy: You listen very well! I bet mom ... » Learn More about My Crystal Ball
Life Lessons from My Toddlers
As irrational, emotional, and bipolar-esque as they are, kids are twice as loving and affectionate. It's just the way toddlers are built: if they feel it, they share it. I think we could all learn a thing or two from being emotionally spontaneous like them, minus the public tantrums at Target. I ... » Learn More about Life Lessons from My Toddlers
Project Optimism: 40 Days and 40 Nights. I Can Do This.
Lent is a 40-day celebration of giving up sex and good food. Okay, so that's not exactly accurate. Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter that commemorate the time Jesus spent in the desert, lured by Satan's constant temptation. I'm guessing that's why so many Christians give up desserts ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: 40 Days and 40 Nights. I Can Do This.
Helpful Tips to Becoming a Bloghole
I started blogging so I didn't stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork. Let me start over. I started blogging because, as a work-from-home-mom-of-two, I didn't have time to take a crap in private. Dammit. Trying this one more time. I start blogging because I love to write. There it ... » Learn More about Helpful Tips to Becoming a Bloghole