happy day after thanksgiving!!! after declaring that i wasn’t going crazy over preparations, wednesday i got motivated to put together a nice spread for my immediate family. interestingly, somehow taking the pressure off, inspired my best work to-date. i can’t remember the last thanksgiving meal that i prepared without the assistance of my mom, dad, […]
“you don’t miss your water til your well runs dry. cliche but true. appreciate what you have while you have it” “…and write love letters while you wait” the above was a recent tweeter exchange between me and my bff. her response might seem strange, but she knew that my tweet was in reference to […]
we’ve all seen pictures of glamorous celebrity moms and their well-dressed children. while i try to keep my kids looking good, i’ve never really been much of a glamour puss. thank God i’m not a celebrity and there’s no paparazzi trailing me, because in a recent photo of myself, i was shocked and dismayed by […]
my life can feel a bit like a runaway train at times. as much as i want to feel like, i’ve got things under control, there are so many variables, i often find myself running behind it like a mad woman. and, unfortunately, this kind of running doesn’t burn off the white-chocolate mochas that seem […]
fifteen years ago i developed an infatuation with new york city. so when we would visit my in-laws in new jersey, i would always make a point of getting over to “the city” for a day or two to visit friends who lived there. even when hubby’s folks moved further west, over the border, to […]
i interrupt my musings on city life and country life and island life to bring you a post on everyday life. specifically, i’m hear to talk to ya about laundry…yep laundry! i’ve been wanting to do a laundry post for a while. i love that nostalgia of laundry hanging on a line and i love […]
after two weeks in nyc, where everything operates on the high speed, a quiet retreat is just what i need! while having your bff out of her usual city digs when you’re coming for an extended stay, might prove to be a bit inconvenient. having her pursue her dream of home-ownership in one of the […]
when we decided to allow my daughter to participate in the joffrey ballet school young dancer summer intensive in nyc, i was super excited. two weeks in the big apple, home of my best friend and lots of great memories, offered a world of possibilities. problem was that the bestie was giving up her fabulous […]
summer lovin’ had me a blast, summer lovin’ happened so fast… remember when olivia & john sang these words in grease??!? ahhhh! summer, you little tease! we wait with baited anticipation for your arrival, imagining lots of fun and downtime, but then we busy ourselves with camps and way too many plans to actually enjoy […]
my first post in weeks, but first a little background. the truth is i didn’t publish this post when i finished it on tuesday due to the passing of amendment one in north carolina that same night. i didn’t feel right frivolously talking about weddings, when an entire segment of our community was in mourning […]
