So we all know the joke that starts with “A man walks into a bar…” Well, have you heard the one that starts with “A woman walks into a room…”? Because if I’m the woman, then half the time I have no idea why I walked into the room in the first place. I’m a…
Confidence
What I try to pass on to my girls and keep for myself
The Legend of Grandma Helen and the War on Plastic
The wise prophet Neil Sedaka once laid it out for us like this I beg of you don’t say goodbye, can’t we give our love another try? Come on, baby, let’s start anew, ’cause breaking up is hard to do Wiser words have never been spoken, so much so, that even the Partridge Family delivered…
What a doll!
Not since Chucky (or in our feature image, the Bride of Chucky @barbiechulanyc) has there been such Buzz about a doll who is no longer where you left him last. I’m of course talking about the Elf on the Shelf…often imitated, never duplicated. He’s the little Elf doll that you secretly move around the house…
Gratitude…freshly brewed in a paper cup
One day is all it took to change my life forever. If you’re like me, you read that in Don LaFontaine’s voice. Did I lose you with that reference? Basically, if you’ve ever seen a movie trailer in your life then you have heard his voice. He was the “In A World…” guy who narrated…
Finding comfort at the end of a sentence
Growing up, my family all went on a yearly vacation. My parents hated the beach, Disney World was too immature for them and a “European trip would be wasted on children”. Needless to say, for 3 kids that left our options somewhere between The National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin (yes, it’s real) and somewhere in…
I’ve Got None Left to Give
January tends to be the most depressing month in my opinion. The weather sucks, the holidays are all over, and year after year sometime around January 6th I’ve given up on whatever absurd New Year’s resolution I’ve subjected myself to. Oh, I’ve had some doosies…eat more Kale, eat less desserts, perfect my Daffy Duck impersonation…
Welcome to Douchebagistan, Population: ME!
Let’s start 2017 with some definitions Goals: The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end Selfish: Devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. Liquor: How a male animal cleans his mate (ok, that one might be a bit of a…
Be Tolerant of Intolerance
Like most of the world, I never liked to try new things and I hate change, but last year I began my “Year of Fear” project. We’re not talking about bungee jumping and getting tattoos, but more like wearing plaid and keeping my eyes open during sex (not at the same time, cause that’d be…