I am already so in love with July, you guys. Here’s why: Say- just say- I was gonna leave Chicago for five weeks this summer. This is what our breakup/get-back-together would look like. For research (and for Chicago Parent), I stayed in the nicest place ever, ever, ever. You are welcome, locals. My darling friend Alison featured Nora & Zu in her article on summer fun for Everyday Family! (And they’re supra-cute, too. Yeah, I’m biased.) Blogging ruins your children. Here {Read More}
Back When We Celebrated The Fourth By Fixing Up The House.
June 30, 2014 By 6 Comments
Today’s Throwback Monday post is from this week in 2011. Should I be concerned/sad that- at least in terms of this house- the more things change, the more things stay the (spackly) same? P.J. also still threatens to kick people offa our lawn. (But that’s just comforting.) *** He Also Wears Dark Socks With Shorts. (originally published July 5th, 2011) I love the Fourth. Specifically, I love any holiday where you hafta take a day off (in a good chunk o’ industries). {Read More}
5 Ways Blogging Ruins Your Children.
June 26, 2014 By 18 Comments
(Total disclaimer: The kids are all right. Pop culture has told me so.) 1) You’ve put on a movie so that you can write a killer post on how great it is to be a parent. (“Please let Mary Poppins do her job- Mother is waxing nostalgic.”) 2) Your children have begun to pause in the middle of an game and say “You’re gonna need a picture of this.” (Bonus points if they inform their little sister that she needs {Read More}
RoundUp: Eat, Play, Create (And Read).
June 25, 2014 By 3 Comments
Oh, Wednesday. Today’s round-up is devoted to stuff you should be reading (especially if you’re my Dad and have a holymolylong wait during chemo), and doing (especially if you’re a Chicagoan who likes stuff). Things I Failed To Promote While Pimping My Book (Go Buy It) Father’s Day was epic. Because these two guys are epic. June’s Netflix roundup super gets me. I interviewed Goodman Theatre star Jennie Sophia and got the Brigadoon dish. Here’s the Throwback Monday post where {Read More}
Back When I Only Wiped Down One Kid…
June 23, 2014 By 6 Comments
Continuing on with my exceptional laziness/desire to make ThrowbackMonday a thing (#tbm, y’all), here’s a post from four years ago this very week. It’s been four years. And I’m still sad about cleaning and fighting with my Wii Fit. *** Home Is Where The Swiffer Is (originally posted June 24th, 2010) My Wii Fit was snarky to me this morning. We have a history, that thing and I do. Back in January it called me obese. Then the boxing instructor openly {Read More}
Half A Year Of Awesome.
June 19, 2014 By 12 Comments
Jasper, my impossibly grownup little baby- Happy six months, slugger. How have you been here for half a year already? I can’t believe how quickly you’ve morphed from a snoozing and cooing sweet potato into a grasping and scooting Boy Child. (Even allowing for the temporary breaks from sanity which occurred during that disturbing winter, these months went kinda fast.) My little Roo- my last small papoose- I am so aware of the fact that every new milestone with you {Read More}
‘Expecting: A Year Of Fixing Up & Breaking Down’ Is On Sale!
June 18, 2014 By 12 Comments
Hey, friends- I can’t even begin to tell you all how much the crazy outpouring of book-related support means to me. But I’m sure gonna try. It’s better than Taco Night. It seriously is. All of the clicks and shares and entries and messages of confidence have made me feel pretty darned good. So thank you. And I’m absolutely stoked to announce the two winners for signed copies of Expecting- Hillary C. and Sarah A! (I’ll totally contact you in {Read More}
Things You Need To Know: Food & Face Edition.
June 17, 2014 By 2 Comments
Local lovelies, I have a new favorite diner. It’s the HashBrowns Cafe in Old Town (1155 N. Wells, Chi) and it’s the yummiest of the yums. Also- I cannot stress this enough- I was not paid to say this. Nope. They invited me in to check out the digs and have my littles do some serious damage to a stack or two of pancakes with zero obligation to write or post or tweet or otherwise media blitz. But I’d be {Read More}
