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
I’ve Got None Left to Give
January tends to be the most depressing month of the year, at least in my opinion. The weather sucks, the holidays are over, and by about January 6th I’ve usually abandoned whatever ridiculous New Year’s resolution I made. I’ve had some doozies. Eat more kale. Eat fewer desserts. Perfect my Daffy Duck impersonation. Declare myself…
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…
Turns Out It Was the Milk
A few weeks ago, some of the ladies from CrossFit decided to do a ten-day holistic detox and invited me to join them. No sugar. No dairy. No processed foods. No coffee. Yes…no fucking coffee. When I told my husband, he just looked at me and said, “I don’t know what’s left for you to…