04/13/16
8 Ways to Screw Up a Play Date
Every mom has different rules and philosophies, and there is no time this becomes more glaringly obvious than when you have to parallel parent.
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After reading about Harlow’s newfound love of Shabbat, my cousin Elyssa, who is studying to be a rabbi, volunteered to write a post about how every family can benefit from Friday night rituals.
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I am married to a control freak with a master sense of logistics and a better track record than Al Roker when it comes to the weather.
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03/01/16
Please, Don’t be a Mean Girl Mom
I never do this, but this woman pissed me off, so I wrote about it.
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I know this video depicts a universal experience for most married couples. For Mike and I, it’s the opposite. He’s the “finder” and I’m the one who can’t find the raisins even when they are right in front of my face.
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Why not bring the fun back to February 14th by exchanging Valentines again—this time with your mom friends? I’ve got the perfect cards for you.
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You must watch this video about a mom and dad sitting down with the stepparents who are helping raise their son. It’s rare to hear gratitude expressed for the “other” men and women in our lives.
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I can’t snap my fingers and wrap your gifts, but I can give solutions to common problems of those who put off the holidays until the kids are in bed and the stores are closed and OH MY GOD— I’m out of tape!
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12/14/15
Giving Kisses to the Grandmas
This video perfectly captures the beautiful relationship between my girls and their Grandmas. It was awesome to spend the day giving to them instead of them giving to us. Thanks to Hershey’s for inspiring us to #saymore!
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12/08/15
16 House Rules for Holiday Guests
Post these energy saving rules on your front door and then quiz your in-laws before they’re allowed to come inside.
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It’s that time of year again! The time when we gather our family in coordinating outfits and pray everyone can get it together long enough to smile for the camera at the same damn time.
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Mike will often decide the closet needs organizing which ends with the closet looking great but all the mess out in our apartment again. Which I have to deal with. So yeah. I get this.
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Are you an “oh my god you have to try this” kind of girl married to a “hands out of my fry box” kind of guy? Or perhaps the other way around? Why do couples sometimes have trouble sharing?
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“I’m hardly a big spender, but I live with a man who only started paying for professional haircuts three years ago. Steve makes Gandhi look like a baller.”
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What happens when one person thinks lowering the heat is a good way to save money and the other person is FREEEEEEEZING? It’s the argument of the week!
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