GLAMOUR GIRLS GUIDE
Spread the sparkles! Navigating life's storms with MOM (Monarch of Magic)Descent into the Underworld
My girlfriend recently saw a movie called Cabin in the Woods–she loves horror movies. I haven’t seen it–I hate horror movies–but I am living in one at the moment–it’s called
I No Longer Skinny Dip–I Chunky Dunk (And Zombies too)
The other day, my 72-year-old father told me he wants to get his chest and back waxed. “What? Are you crazy? Do you know how much that will hurt? You
Baby Dragon
A baby dragon was born in my living room this morning. “Mommy, come see!” Henry said, leading me by the hand in his red Spiderman underwear. He led me to
Slow Mo
We decided to visit the nonfiction children’s section of the West Tisbury library today just to mix things up. Henry wanted a book on Superman, and it occurs to me
Pint-Sized Profanity
Today when we left the beach, Henry was hungry and tired and cranky. As he dragged his little feet through the sand, he said, “Mom? You are a pain in
A Doozy of a Day
Today was what we, in Babyworld, would call “a doozy.” I was baking away as usual and Annabelle became entranced by the container of flour on the table. She ran
Pink Pajama Mama Reflects…
Ah this endless battle–to create, to accomplish, to achieve, to write, dance, sing…and the impossibility of doing any of this when all your energy goes into being a mom, a
Pour Some Sugar on Me!
My mother would make a brilliant scientific study–she is a 72-year-old woman in perfect health who has pretty much lived on candy and dessert her entire life. You may think
Letter to Times Picayune
Letter to Times Picayune As my daughter just entered Kindergarten in New Orleans, I recently took a tour of several schools in the area. I was appalled! Most of
Putting the Poetry Back in Parenting
When I was pregnant with my first child, I was hungry to connect with other mothers so I read every magazine and article on pregnancy and parenting I could find.