[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] We’ve all encountered things in our lives that have gone in different directions than we had hoped or at least anticipated. It’s what makes us human – living at the mercy of whatever life throws at us. But that’s the art of life – the improvisation. […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] My cousin’s 28-year-old husband was struck and killed by a car last week. One moment he was riding his bike with his wife and toddler son after dropping his older two children off at summer school. The next moment he was in a coma and later […]
OK. I’m a little late to this party called Pitch Perfect. I know we have moved on to number two, but I just finished number one, and I kind of love it. If you are anything like me, you like to save some favorite quotes in your repertoire to whip […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] By Megan Premo of Modest Mess One Thursday evening, my daughter and I ended up at a local soup kitchen after a spring cleaning project (and recent wedding) left me with more disposable cups, plates, and utensils than I could use in a lifetime. We packed […]
By Eva Lesko Natiello of writing from the intersection of oops, yikes & awe My objective was to make swimsuit shopping as painless as possible. The environment would be key. I needed a calm store with wide open aisles, soft music, and helpful salespeople. Crawling under a disheveled clothing rack, […]
By Jackie Baker When I was 18 years young, I did an incredibly stupid thing at the court house. No, I didn’t get arrested for streaking down the hallway, I didn’t slug the judge in the face for a bad call, I didn’t even try to para-glide off the […]
In a post I wrote for Sunshine Spoils Milk, I addressed the proverbial elephant in the room: motherhood did not come easy to me. Despite my best intentions and waiting until I was older to consider conceiving, I didn’t simply slip into my newfound role. I had what I affectionately refer […]
[nextpage title=”Page 1″ ] Do you, like me, need a break from news stories about wars, terrorists, and know-it-all businessmen who think they can run a country? Let’s discuss something utterly inconsequential today instead — say, how my spouse’s unfortunate penchant for extreme home renovation led to my figuratively throwing […]