Nothing gets me hotter than walking into my house after a long days work, smelling the pungent aroma of Lysol, and marveling at sparklingly clean floors. A close second would be waking up in the morning to discover all of the week’s laundry has been washed, dried, and folded. Now if it’s actually put away I […] Read more…
Archive of ‘About Me’ category
Fighting With Your Partner – Normal and Healthy
About a century ago, when I was first married, I was chatting with another newlywed woman in our neighborhood and the subject of fighting came up. She proceeds to tell me that she had thought she and her husband would never fight. As I start to giggle because I think she is making a joke (I’m thinking this […] Read more…
New Years Resolution: Me
As working mothers we don’t have fires to put out – we have bonfires to put out. Every day and twice on Sunday we dash from blaze to blaze trying to create order out of the chaos. So when do we have three hours to go get our hair cut, colored, and blown out? Or an […] Read more…
It’s The Hap-Happiest Time of The Year – So Why Do I need Xanax?
I would like all the working mommies out there to stop what you are doing and take a deep cleansing breathe with me. That’s it, release to the universe all your worries and fears. Stop fretting about all the things you have no control over like delayed flights, inclement weather, unappreciative children, drunk guests at your […] Read more…
Desperately Seeking Sisters
In seventh grade I transferred to a new school. It was a much bigger school than the tiny Catholic grade school I had attended since I was six years old. The new school, Boston Latin Academy, had grades seven through twelve and drew in kids from every part of Boston. Not only was the school […] Read more…
Before I was a Grownup
As working moms, our days are filled with obligations – to our children, to our husbands, to our employers or businesses. We race at breakneck speed from the office to a client and then onto soccer practice. We’re constantly focused on what’s next – you know that and not forgetting our children at school. And to […] Read more…