I think I might love winter. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I’m totally great with this polar vortex. I might even go so far as to say that I love winter. For those playing along at home, Chicago (a.k.a. Chiberia) has been showing off with negative degree weather. Tap-dancing, really. In stompy boots. We’re talking -20 days with a wind chill of close to -50, snow swirling sideways, and winds that sound as if they’d really, really like {Read More}
The end of Cocoon Days.
February 11, 2016 By 3 Comments
When I first became a mother, I had a glorious maternity leave. I knew it was glorious, because I had the knowledge of what factors needed to be in play in order for it to be as glorious as humanly possible. They were as follows: a) A baby who chilled out when held, when in a swing or other baby-holding apparatus, or any combo therein. (<—Out of anyone’s control.) b) A freezer full of food. (<—Slightly more in your control.) {Read More}
Peace out. (For a tiny bit, I swear.)
November 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
You may have noticed that I didn’t post yesterday. You may not have noticed that I didn’t post yesterday. (And to you I say- we all know what we all know, but I know that you need to know different things.) So! Happy November. October is- and was- a wonderful month, full of birthday DAYS and birthday parties (times three), Halloween parties (times two) and that pesky ol’ thing called Actual Trick or Treat. I am a great celebrator. But {Read More}
If you give a Mom a messy spice cabinet.
October 19, 2015 By Leave a Comment
I was trapped in the kitchen yesterday. All day. And I pretty much loved it. I’d like to say I have no idea how it happened, except I totally do; I was looking for garam masala spice and I noticed that my spice cabinet was out of sorts. Frankly, it was a bloodbath. Spices jars in the spice carousel were borderline empty, while their multiple (multiple!!) refill jars lay sideways towards the back. Smallish piles of salt abounded on both {Read More}
