When my husband and I first decided to try to have babies I remember having this weird and woozy out-of-body moment where I thought to myself, “So this is it? We just decide to have a family and then we get to do it? Shouldn’t I have to get a permit or ask my parents?” Turns out […] Read more…
Archive of ‘About Me’ category
When Women Attack
When my friend, Jane, sent me a link to an article entitled: Sorry Being a Mother Is Not the Most Important Job In the World I felt like taking off my earrings, putting my hair in a ponytail, smearing Vaseline on my face, putting on all my rings and street fighting the woman who wrote […] Read more…
God, Yes I Am Going There.
The concept of God or a higher power is a funny thing. I tell people I have to go to church every Sunday because I am such a sinner. Which is only partly true. The main reason I go is because I like it. I really and truly like it. I was sent to Catholic school […] Read more…
The Perfectly Imperfect Marriage
It’s been two weeks since I yelled at my husband and told him to go f**k himself. Twice to be exact. It doesn’t really matter what it was about because frankly in any long-term relationships you realize after a few go-rounds that you essentially have the same fight periodically – like Groundhog day. But […] Read more…
Top Three Lessons Working Moms Can Learn From The Red Sox
I was born into Red Sox Nation. Growing up in Boston, being a Red Sox fan is simply what you do – like breathing or drinking on St. Patty’s Day. So when the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004 after an 86 year drought it seemed…well, unnatural. Great but unnatural. And now this year to have […] Read more…
It’s (Still, Sometime, Unfortunately) A Man’s World
I’m a sucker for anything related to women’s empowerment. It’s like my kryptonite. Send me an invite to anything that even vaguely hints there will be a room full of women inspiring and supporting each other and I’m there with bells on. Maybe it’s because I work in the male dominated financial industry (fun fact: only […] Read more…
Girl Time – It’s Better Than Prozac
It’s been two weeks and I am still basking in the glow from a girls’ weekend with my closest high school friends. I am here to tell you that seventy-two hours of belly laughing will change your life for the better. You know, after the hangover subsides. As I boarded the plane at Logan Airport to head back […] Read more…
Embracing Being a Girlie Girl…and a Professional Woman
When I was in pre-school my teacher took my mother aside and said, “Mrs. Winbourne, we play pretty intensely here at school – finger paint, playground time, play dough – and I just want to let you know that you really don’t need to send your daughter to school in dresses every day.” To which […] Read more…
Transitioning to a New School, and Other Natural Disasters
The honeymoon period is officially over. What had been as a heady love affair ended officially yesterday morning in a dramatic and public display. And it came out of no where. The perfection of the relationship had lulled me into a false sense of security. I had no idea what I was in for. Ugh. […] Read more…
Being a Mom…Always
Big week for the Cornings. Our first and third grade sons both started a brand new school and rode the bus for the first time. Ever. It was epic. It was the end of a chapter of their lives – going from a very small Montessori “cumbaya” environment to the great big local elementary school complete with its […] Read more…