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Overheard at Whole Foods – What Do You Think?

posted on 09/08/2014

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So I had to run a couple of errands late this morning and stopped in at Whole Foods to grab some lunch. And some hummus. And a chocolate bar, because organic = healthy, right? I’ve explained before that we writers in general and novelists in particular are notorious eavesdroppers, and I am no exception. Also, […]

It’s Never Too Late for a Scene in the Rain

posted on 09/05/2014

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Maybe I’ve got Emily Giffin on the brain after attending her talk at the Decatur Book Festival last weekend, or maybe there’s something else, but I’ve been seeing this scene from Something Borrowed in my head all morning [yes, some people get songs stuck in their heads, I get scenes]. And, okay, from this clip […]

I’m Sorry?

posted on 09/05/2014

So I was at my favorite coffee shop the other day, waiting outside the single-user women’s restroom with my bag, when a woman emerged in a perfectly reasonable amount of time (perhaps 30 seconds or a minute after I’d originally tried the door and found it occupied). She was in professional dress with a badge […]

Suburban Mom Seeks Adventure: Has Own Minivan

posted on 08/20/2014

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“Do one thing every day that scares you.” I love that advice from Eleanor Roosevelt, a supremely cool person in so many ways. I’ve always thought of myself as a fairly adventurous person, and as I chatted with a mommy-friend the other day over coffee, I realized that so many of the things I’m proud […]

A Brief Note of Thanks + Robin Williams Tribute Video

posted on 08/17/2014

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I just want to say thank you for the outpouring of support last week. Like many survivors of suicide, I was particularly affected and saddened by the loss of our beloved Robin Williams. Thinking of the impact of his loss, I re-posted this blog from last January about my own mother’s death, and so many […]

Parenting Conundrum Continued: Consequences (and a Little Fun)

posted on 07/22/2014

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You can read the first half of this post on our struggles to get our five year old dressed and out the door in the morning. (Or you can just accept that we struggle to get our five year old dressed and out the door in the morning.) We try — when we’re not desperately […]

Parenting Conundrum #6,891: Getting on the Bus

posted on 07/21/2014

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He didn’t have a fever. There was no vomit or strep throat or even a runny nose — none of the usual signals that my workday was about to go off the rails so I could be home with my kid. Why, then, would anyone in her right mind pay to send her child to […]

Thanks, B*tches!

posted on 07/18/2014

I had the best time hanging out with the Book B*tches book club around the corner in Marietta, Georgia last night. Such a fun group, and they have a terrific club name. Special thanks to Jess Eaton for making delicious brownies with salted caramel gelato, healthy tacos for everyone, and for using her Vitamix for […]

Monthly Winners Backlog

posted on 07/17/2014

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Oh, I’m a terrible blog mistress! I haven’t picked a random prize winner since MARCH. I sense a collective spanking headed my way in the future. Be gentle, will you? So, here you go, and each of these folks (chosen at random) will win an Amazon.com gift card. It’s not sexy, I know, but you […]

My Experiment: Tie-Dye – Graffiti Beach Towels

posted on 07/15/2014

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Tie-Dye/Graffiti Beach Towels (a.k.a. my attempt to be a Pinterest Mom) We are having a splash park birthday party for Skywalker and Fozzie in a couple of weeks, and for some reason “psychedelic beach” is the theme that’s evolved for it. In an attempt to avoid spending $20 per attending child on bags of crap […]