I am a feminist. If a feminist is someone who believes women and men can share in responsibilities and opportunities regardless of sex then yes I am a feminist. If by feminist you have some vision of a man-hating woman then we are not on the same page. I have two sons, a husband, and […] Read more…
Archive of ‘About Me’ category
Is Daddy Doin’ Work A Turn Off?
Have you ever had one of those moments when someone says something so crazy it feels like they just told you they sky is in fact green not blue? And they totally believe it. And they are pissed you don’t agree? You’re like, “Is my name Alice and have I just fallen down a rabbit […] Read more…
People Say You Shouldn’t Meet Your Heroes….Turns Out They’re Wrong
I had the most crazy out of body experience last week. The Katie-Freaking-Couric Show asked me to be a guest on a show about bread winning mothers. Yes that Katie-Freaking-Couric: trail-blazing first female anchor of a national nightly news program, single mother who bravely raised her daughters after losing her fist husband to cancer, America’s sweetheart, THAT […] Read more…
In Defense of Barbie #Unapologetic
As a young girl I had one of the most magnificent Barbie doll collections. I had a whole Barbie case chock full of every outfit imaginable – from roller skating party attire complete with leg-warmers to iridescent ball gowns with puffy sleeves and hot pink tulle. I had the Barbie Dream House, Barbie’s swimming pool, Barbie’s convertible […] Read more…
Is It Still a Mad Men World?
Pigs were flying and hell froze over yesterday. My husband and I found ourselves with a house to ourselves after my parents volunteered to take our two monkeys for the night. Not having been in this situation for…um…ever…we decided to embrace it. So we ordered take out and settled in to watch the first season […] Read more…
Talking To My Young Kids About Drugs
Two things happened last week that made me realize I needed to talk to my six and eight-year-old sons about drugs. The first happened while standing in the grocery store checkout line. My six-year-old turned to me and said, “Justin Bieber is in prison for drugs.” Panicked I tried to play it cool and […] Read more…
Sleeping Arrangement Insanity
I sleep in utter and complete chaos. Every morning I wake up drenched with sweat, slightly claustrophobic, and curled into an impossibly small ball on my California King sized bed wedged in between my husband on my left, my eight year old son on the right and our one-hundred-thirty pound rescue dog who was thirty-five […] Read more…
Slowing It Down For The Sake Of My Sons
My friend Susan doesn’t call me “Crazy Lady Nicole” without good reason. I am insane. I lead a jam packed existence and I like it that way. I thrive on challenge. I crave challenge at work, and the challenge of fitting in time with friends, family, community commitments, a body drenching work out, learning a new skill, meeting […] Read more…
The Power of a Good Old Fashioned Sob-Fest
I have two sons, ages eight and six. In my quest to raise them free of misogynistic tendencies I try to let them cry when they feel the need. The key word is “try” because sometimes I become impatient and tell them to quit crying like babies. I am after all, a mere mortal and occasionally […] Read more…
The 2013 List of Working Mother Gratitudes
10. The Fellini-esque absurdity of trying to explain the Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball” video to my eight year old son reminded me how deeply creative I can be when backed into a corner. 9. Managing to walk the fine line between a glass of wine to take the edge off and full-blown alcoholism for […] Read more…