In our house, we have no germs. I know what you’re thinking. “How is that possible? You have two kids!” First, I resent the implication that kids are germ-infested creatures. To think they house and spread germs more frequently just because they lick and touch everything and drool and sneeze all over everything, is simply […]
I feel an important obligation to interrupt my usual commentary and present you with this treatise written by a proactive Walmart worker. She handed it to me after she finished loading 8 giant tubs of oatmeal into my trunk. I told her I was making cookies. She didn’t believe me. Whatever your reason for going […]
During my formative years, my dad put in a valiant effort to make me a well-rounded music connoisseur. Variety streamed from anything with speakers, from They Might Be Giants to Led Zeppelin. My siblings and I knew well that triangle man hated particle man, and all that glitters is gold. My mom did her best […]
As a writer, I’ve always believed in the importance of journaling. For the sake of posterity, I try to record as much as I can about our lives. In today’s case, I am impressed to make a record of a love lost: the apartment we said goodbye to this month. I am deeply depressed to […]
We woke up Sunday morning and the first thing Rhett said to me was, “You better post about me on Instagram.” Out of character, this demand struck me as odd until I fully woke up to the realization that it was Father’s Day. Of course I would post about him. What else would a loving […]
Medical school was defined by the exciting truth that every dollar spent would eventually accrue so much interest by the end of training that you could essentially spend $10 on a single Oreo. Living on loans is like playing Russian roulette, only the revolver is your credit card, and you get shot in the head […]
Today I decided to be a stereotype. Six days postpartum, stuck 5 hours away from family, I experienced a fortunate phenomenon: let’s call it Too Many Grandparents Syndrome. TMGS is very serious, and can result in a feeling that is often uncomfortable for young moms. With 3 out of 4 of my kids’ grandparents visiting […]
We all know the names Orville and Wilbur Wright, Thomas Edison, and Milton Hershey. Each talented inventor played a monumental role in establishing necessities of life as we know it. But could any of us name the man who invented the beautiful bell that wakes us up every morning? Just this week my husband neglected […]
I am a huge fan of diets. The stricter, the better. If you don’t believe me, check out one of my previous posts, The Water Diet: Lose That Baby Weight Fast! And that is not the only diet that has found its way into our house. This one is perfect for anyone in the busy medical […]
I’ll make this short and sweet, like my experience at the DMV. But my soul can’t rest until I share with my fellow moms my recommendation for the DMV as your next destination when you need a break. Consider this. When one of your oldest kids is sick, another is a threenager, and twins popped […]
