This skirt has been taunting me from the back of my closet for years. YEARS. A simple, black pencil skirt with a geometric, vertical ruffle over one leg. None of my shirts seemed to pull it together, let alone ANY OF THE SHIRTS EVER MADE. Today I said, "Screw you, skirt" (except with fouler language;…

I've written the facts of motherhood before, now I'm here to talk about the horrors.  Sometimes, I think they're the same thing. You will not be able to watch violent movies. For some of you, this might not be anything new.  But me?  I used to love a good action flick, including the violent ones.…

– I like to think my voice sounds like Mary Lucia's (from The Current radio station 'round here)…  It does not. – Prince is so delightfully dirty even at 54.  His new song, "Screwdriver"?   Awesome. – Speaking of Prince, I've heard from several people that Muse's new-ish song, "Madness", sounds like something "Prince wish…

It's St. Patty's Day, my little leprechauns.  And even Polish people like Ireland when there's drinking involved. In order to avoid pinching, I donned my entire green wardrobe.   i'm an irish princess… not   Yes, my entire green wardrobe consists of a maxi skirt and a striped scarf.  Reminder:  Polish. To be fair, I…

– you know who isn't affected by Daylight Saving Time?  Toddlers.  7am wakeup call is unwavering, even when it's really 6am.  HOW DO THEY KNOW?   – apparently people were offended by the idea that my church has an implied modest dress code.  I'm never against dressing up (duh, ballroom dancer), but my church is not…

I don't usually post Sundays, but I have a totally valid reason to bug you today… Fashion. Or lack thereof, in my case. I've had trouble getting dressed on Sundays for the last, oh I don't know, 5 years or so.  Not in a fun I-stayed-in-bed-too-long-drinking-coffee-and-now-it's-nearly-bedtime way, but in a I-go-to-this-conservative-church-where-they-will-shun-me-if-I-wear-a-sequin-mini-skirt way.  Not only can…

– things I'd never thought I'd say : "Hey, it's too bad we're out of cilantro."   I have, in the past, had a general distrust of recipes containing cilantro, what with the soapiness and the acid taste outweighing the health benefits.  So like studies suggest, I wasn't too surprised to find out that my…

I'm fascinated by families.  Specifically, how families divide or share child-rearing responsibilities.   I've heard horror stories of dads who've never been alone with their kids.  HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN?  I wonder what parents with 9-5 jobs do in the summer when their kid(s) aren't in school.  WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THEM?  I hear…