Two facts about last week: 1) I have an adorable new yellow purse that I am not carrying during the week. 2) I am putting C through hand-holding boot camp. These facts are related. And they’re both Metro’s fault. Here’s the deal. As many of you who frequent this space know, we are a commuting [...]

I have, in recent months, developed an unhealthy relationship with HGTV. It started out innocently enough when my sister called me one night to tell me that the episode of House Hunters she was watching was taking place in my neighborhood. We flipped it on and, lo and behold, the house hunter was an acquaintance [...]

This morning has been a Carneval de Stupid. First, it rained enough over night that I decided to engage my electric pump to bail out the bottom of the outdoor steps to the basement so the water doesn’t come in under the door like ti did last week, hence prompting the purchase of the pump.  [...]

From 2000 to 2005, I lived alone. I had a series of apartments in different places and I lived completely by myself. This was a revelation for me after years of living with roommates. The liberation from sharing a shower and dealing with other people’s dirty dishes was intoxicating. I didn’t have to compromise on [...]

The Scene: My house, a couple of months ago Great Guy: There’s a 10-day trip to Africa in August. I’d like to go if my boss gives the ok. Me: Africa? Um, ok. But that’s far. And long. Great Guy: It has to do with feeding starving people. Me: Oh. Starving people you say? Gosh. [...]

Recently, I received an email from the ops director at my office telling me he had gotten a call from a bank verifying my employment prior to final approval on mortgage closing.  While I appreciated him telling me this, and the bank’s diligence in making sure they only approve qualified borrowers, I was profoundly alarmed [...]

Summer is approaching and here in the Mid-Atlantic that means temperatures in excess of 85 degrees and the kind of humidity that probably resulted in the extinction of Mid-Atlantic dinosaurs who drowned trying to breath the soupy air. So, all over the region, women are updating their wardrobes to reflect the change in season.  Men…aren’t. [...]

I had the best intentions.  My son was going to be a Good Eater of Good Food. So, I breastfed and wallowed in the knowledge that I was feeding him Nature’s Perfect Food and giving him an Excellent Nutritional Start In Life. Once it came time to give him solid food, I anxiously asked my pediatrician [...]

Click here to enter the Modern Bird Studios custom art giveaway! *** Dear Large Chain Grocery Store, I would like to comment on a recent change to your customer service philosophy that I have noticed. Or should I say, it has been thrust upon me.  I do not think this is a positive change and [...]

Here is a break-down of a weekday in my life: 6:00am-7:45am: Herd cats (aka get everyone ready) 7:45am-8:30am: Commute, with short break to bid C. and the Great Guy I Married good-bye as they head to daycare. 8:30am-5:00pm: Work…and, um, Tweet.  On company time.  Shhh.  Don’t tell anyone. 5:00pm-6:30pm: Daycare pick-up and commute 6:30pm-8:00pm: C.’s [...]