For many years I drove around with a gold chain license plate frame. It was an ironic hipster purchase made in my mid-twenties which later became a convenient way for my husband and me to recognize ... [Read More]
What I got for Valentine’s Day
Darn cute dresses from Shabby Apple!
One of the few fights Whitney and I have had in recent memory was over a dress: she was showing me her new sassy little black dress from Shabby Apple and I wanted to borrow it before she even took the ... [Read More]
Terrific cookbook: Parents Need to Eat Too
If I had the chops to write a cookbook, this is exactly the one I'd want to write. It has chapters for one-handed meals (that you can eat with one hand, sadly not cook with one hand), slow cooker ... [Read More]
Makin’ it: glue-free Valentine’s Day decoration
Quick idea for a heart that can be taped to the front door, on top of a gift, or dangled in a doorway. Cut two Pac-Man ghost-shapes from papers with contrasting colors. See how romantic ... [Read More]
Having your own last name is an imaginary problem
While I understand the family pride that some might feel when they refer to themselves as "The Lees" or "The Browns", I have not been persuaded that changing one's last name to match her husband's is ... [Read More]
Makin’ it: Custom letter art
In a college photography class, Sue Tenerowicz was introduced to letter art. Her assignment that was to go out in the world and find letters that the world created. Then spell something. She says, ... [Read More]
