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As of yesterday, I’ve been married to my husband, Havarti (My sweetheart’s cheesy nickname. Ba-dum-pum.) for 16 years. Happily married. Really happily married. I don’t want to seem too self-righteous here, but since marriage can be tricky and marital woes …
I had two of my girlfriends from college over for lunch today. There’s a unique kind of delight in sitting down with someone who’s known you for 20 years, who has seen you through the arc of your grown-up years, …
No, that’s not a typo. I really did mean shaving money, not saving money. When our first baby was born and we went down to one income, I got on a big money-saving kick. One of my favorite resources was …
I’ve always been open here about my love of chocolate. So imagine my delight some months back when I received an e-mail from a little chocolate company, offering to send me some of their products for free. Um, yes, please, …
Confession: I’m not the world’s best homemaker. I wish I were. Sometimes I torture myself by looking through magazines like Better Homes & Gardens or Good Housekeeping. HGTV is a great way to inspire self-flogging. Oh, and let’s not forget …
I have a lot to write about, what with the ending of our nomadic life, my mother-in-law’s sudden cancer diagnosis, our unexpected settling back in Chicagoland, and moving into a tiny little 1005 square foot house. But I’m not going …
Friends, I have a confession to make. (Deep breath. Here goes.) I’ve been having a love affair for 20 years. My husband knows about it, but we don’t talk about it much. I think he’s in denial. I wish I …
I’ve been giving some thought to how I want to improve my mothering in the new year. A worthy exercise, I figure. After mulling it over for a while, I came to the conclusion that my mommyhood could really use …