I have some seriously spoiled pets. Unlike children, they can’t grow up to be entitled assholes because I didn’t give them enough boundaries. The pets get to snuggle in our bed and sit on the couch; they have too many toys, and too much attention. But I have this…thing. I feel like the animals get…

Last weekend was my 38th birthday. Holy shit. I’m older than most TV moms. My crypt-keeping days are right around the corner, but mostly, my age doesn’t bother me. I’ve chosen to take the cheap and lazy method of aging, wherein my anti-aging routine consists only of sunscreen and an indoor lifestyle. The forehead wrinkles…

Woosh. Weddings. My amazing, beautiful sister is getting married next year. And I’m thrilled to be her matron of honor. My writing software indicates that matron is perhaps not the nicest word and wants me to change it to director of nursing. Google defines it as “a dignified, middle-aged married woman, often associated with a…

I’m not a big decorator. I have anxiety of the general variety and OCD. Clutter, even the intentional and beautiful kind, gives me the anxiety itches. My table has one candle and a set a very basic salt and pepper shakers on it. I have a set of interchangeable seasonal prints that go on the…

My oldest and I made the always terrible mistake of killing time by wandering the halls of a Target. Options were limited, and we needed some cleaning supplies. Instead of being responsible, grabbing what we needed and rushing out of there like we were fleeing our certain death, we decided to ‘just look around.’ We avoided…