Bostunned. We Relish.

We often talk of life turning on a dime or about unexpected calamities that we are unable to peel our thoughts away from. The truth is, I suppose, that life can turn on a dime and point to something amazing just as easily.

Managing Our Marriage with Acronyms.

If you ask for relationship tips from either my husband or me, there is a high chance it will involve an acronym. And it's not even WTF.

An Ode to Father’s Day: Dadisms

Fathers are often the Ying to our mothering Yang, a much-needed variant that keeps our homes functioning by offering an essential, more palatable opposite side of the parenting coin.

Furnace Yoga and the Year of “Yes.”

I smell like a goat. Or maybe smelling like a goat would be an upgrade. I smell more like a goat if it was eaten by a horse and then shit out days later, spread across a pig pasture, rolled in for weeks, and then deposited on the floor of a barn during a heatwave.

What was Mrs. Noah’s name and did she take a lot of Xanax?

I'll be dedicating my next glass of wine to animal care workers. And also the one after that. And the next.

My Father. Oh, How He Has Risen.

It’s an interesting view, as a child, to witness the decline of one parent and the subsequent rise of the other as a need for caretaking develops.

The Relaunch of a Struggling Child (Spoiler Alert: It’s Terrifying)

A year ago at this time, we hadn’t yet found out that our child had essentially dropped out of her life. Today, we are preparing to send her out of the nest again and we are hitting all emotions.

Take My Money. But only 75%.

I will price shop for actual months before pulling the trigger on just about any purchase, big or small. My husband, on the other hand, is a different story. His story starts with “Once upon a time OH MY GOD ENOUGH WITH THE PRICE SHOPPING JUST BUY IT ALREADY!!!!”

Parenting: The Humble Brag

Parenting is hard. Why do we do this? No, really. I mean, I know the Hallmark answer...but, really, why?

When the Holidays look Different

As Rich had his arm halfway up the business end of a turkey this morning, he took a pause, shook his head and said “what am I doing?” Being the ever present person available to offer ways to do things better, I jumped in with a quick what’s wrong? while googling How to Turkey. … Continue reading When the Holidays look Different →