First it’s an itch. I rub my eyes. The itching goes on. Now my nose is itching.  And it’s harder to breathe. Oh man. I need a fix.  I need it BAD.  The itching, the scratching, the sniffling. I really need a fix. No.  Not yet.  It’s only been 23 hours since my last dose. [...]

Some of you participated in the awesome endeavor of getting me up to 50 fans on my Facebook page. a few weeks ago  The end result of that was a warm fuzzy feeling in the cockles of my soul…and I had to read Twilight, a book I have mocked and berated my friends for reading. [...]

Those of you who read my blog regulalry might have figured out that I’m a big fan of giving back through charities that benefit the community.  So, when I got this email, I thouht it was a great idea and something I’d pass along to all of you out there in bloggy world. A nuch [...]

Every spring, DC boasts of one the most beautiful natural phenomena on the eastern seaboard: The National Cherry Blossom Festival.  Cherry trees, many of them gifts from the government of Japan, rim the Tidal Basin near the National Mall and each spring they burst forth in a kind of pink glory unrivaled by any Disney [...]

I had planned to write about the Alzheimer’s Association today but I’m going to put it off a week to gather better information and share an update on my friend’s little girl.  Some of you remember the story of E. who was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year.  I am very sad to [...]

I think I finally understand the lure that draws people to Trader Joe's, after years of not getting it. It's the dark chocolate covered caramels, isn't it? It must be because I bought some today and I am officially declaring them Nature's Perfect Food.

Oooo, baby, this girl is gettin’ AROUND today! I am spreading the love all over the inter-webs and I am sharing it with YOU (and you and you and you and…). I’m guest posting on not one but TWO blogs today. I KNOW.  I’m such a  tramp. You can find me over at Spilled Milk [...]

It’s that time of the week again! Thursday rolls around and I’m once again trying my hand at one of the thought-provoking prompts over at Mama’s Losin’ It.2.)

Remember those putrid shampoo ads from the 80′s with Kelly LeBrock entreating us not to hate her because she’s beautiful?  And insisting that Pantene was the magic potion that made her hot enough to play a sex object created by a very dorky Anthony Michael Hall in Weird Science?  No?  Shit, you people make me [...]

Every day at 5:15 pm, I run my personal gauntlet of temptation. It begins at the top of escalator out of the metro, leading me into Union Station, an historic train station, metro stop, and shopping destination that stands between me and getting to daycare on time to pick up my son. My child awaits, [...]