I spend a lot of time in coffee joints that offer free wi-fi. It’s where I do the majority of my work. As any freelancer knows, if you’re a mom who works from your physical place of residence, you’re totally screwed. There’s the laundry calling, the counter crumbs collecting, and the vacuum sitting; ain’t no…Continue Reading
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Stuff I Like: Wearing My Kids Around My Neck
I went to dinner with a friend the other night and couldn’t help but notice the new enormous diamond ring on her finger. “Wow that’s beautiful!” I said. “Truly.” A rock of monumental size, the diamond sparkled like a thousand very expensive stars that cost a lot of very expensive money. She…Continue Reading
Bye Bye
Do you know those people who take everything very seriously? And you have to watch what you say because they offend so easily? And more often than not you say something completely innocent and they take it the wrong way? Take for instance an acquaintance named Lamey. She is single and having a great…Continue Reading
This Was Supposed to be a Tip, Not a Tale of Rage and Woe
I love thrift stores. Love, love, LOVE thrift. Stores. Love ’em. If you want me to have a multiple O, first take me to the library, then to Rubio’s and finally, to the Goodwill. I would O all over the place. And not the Oprah kind. Serious. So…Given that it’s…Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #103: Maudlin
I took this picture at my mom’s 50th birthday party in 1991. Who knew then that 19 years later, two of the smiling people would be dead, my dad remarried, and the house sold. The day I snapped this photo was a happy one. My mom had overcome breast cancer, my parents were…Continue Reading
Every Street Has One
She runs inside to where I am at the sink, washing the endless dishes. I hear her fling her shoes off and soon she’s before me in a puff of anxiety. She’s breathless and wild-eyed. “Mom? Is my head going to fall off?” I know who this is coming from, and I’m…Continue Reading
Know A Mom Biz Owner Who Needs Some Publicity?
Know a SoCal mother who launched a small business in the last 12 months and is looking for a much needed way to spread the word? Read about how to nominate her (or yourself!) here, here, or here to win space at a KidsFest double-sized booth with the fabulous organization HelpAMotherOut. KidsFest happens in…Continue Reading
Stuff I Like: Easy Dresses
I can’t stand choosing separates. I don’t know what goes with what and so tend to wear something like what I wore today: off-trend gray capris, shapeless yellow tee and a baggy puce-y sweater. With moccasins. Moccasins that had flowers on them. Please do not send the fashion police to shoot me in…Continue Reading
The Heart Knows.
I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with my husband. No see, because my friend didn’t plan it that way. I was supposed to fall in love with her brother. Thing was, the brother was 100% not my type, but he had this wonderfully smart and funny friend named The Rock. …Continue Reading
PROMPTuesday #102: I Did Not Know That
And you thought I was classy (Right?): These retail for upwards of $300. Yet I procured them from Goodwill for $12. You know how you see those Oprahs? And the tear-weary woman being interviewed didn’t know for years that: a) Her husband was gay b) Her husband was a woman c) Her…Continue Reading
This Post Isn’t Really About What it’s Supposed to be About
{{THERE USED TO BE SOMETHING ELSE UP HERE. IT’S BEEN REDACTED DUE TO A THIRD-PARTY’S OVERSHARING CONCERNS.}} Let’s atone for last week’s absence. I promised a helpful tip, did I not? And let me just say that most of you probably already know this household hint I’m about to share because YOU likely…Continue Reading
Catching Up
To hold to my “editorial calendar,” I owe you all a tip and a Stuff I Like. I know you’ve been waiting. I bet there’s even bated breath involved. Possibly some anticipatory anxiety (the good kind). Am I right? Huh? Is this thing on? Sometimes I feel so alone. Be back with…Continue Reading
