A Lost Gem: The Lircle

It’s not that I hadn’t seen Rich in the wild, at this point; it’s that I hadn’t realized how at ease he was in the wild. Any wild at all, as it turned out.

Wait, Did I Just Become Julia Roberts?

Did I just become Julia Roberts? Were we about to head back to all those other stores, waving our bags around while declaring, “Big Mistake. Big. Huge.”?

10 YEARS! The Vow Renewal

Getting married is easy. Staying married? So, so difficult!

Justice of the Peace? The Secret to an Epic Wedding.

As we approach the tenth anniversary of our 2015 nuptials, I’m reminded of the single most important thing we did when it came to preparing for our wedding. And, as I hear from many of my friends of anticipated spring engagements, I would be remiss if I didn’t pass this absolute pro-tip. Get Married Ahead … Continue reading Justice of the Peace? The Secret to an Epic Wedding. →

The Naked Burglar

It was 4:00 a.m. when I was awoken from my slumber to a ping from my phone, indicating that one of our security cameras had spotted an intruder. A mostly naked intruder.

MommaPause: Empty Nesting, Day 8.

MommaPause: Empty Nesting hasn't gone exactly as planned.

Together At Last!

I wasn’t going to do a blog/podcast combo this month as this month’s episode is the final of a three-part series related to my memoir, What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting. But…then I got to editing and was blown away. It’s a great listen. It’s a great listen for the blended family but it’s … Continue reading Together At Last! →

My Annual PSA for Mother’s Day! In Summary? Reel It In.

How best to get ready for Mother's Day? In Silence.

Excuse Me While I Sing When I Win

Last week, that project I was NEVER GOING TO DO finally came to fruition by landing on Audible, Amazon, and iBooks. Admittedly, I felt so much more proud of this checkmark than I did when the original, written book was published.

Mary Lou & The 30 Surgeries.

At the end of last year when it was announced that Mary Lou Retton was in the fight of her life, one of the side notes was that she’d had some thirty surgeries to repair a long list of injuries spawned by her gymnastics era. Gymnasts everywhere thought, "Oh, yes, that makes sense."