Draft dodgers
“I’m excited about insulation.”Who says that?I do. I uttered that very sentence the other night as we were preparing for bed. I have spent...
Renovation junkie
Recently I wrote a series of columns detailing our upstairs bathroom renovation. It was a long and painful process (the bathroom — not the...
Smoke gets in her eyes
It is, I realize, completely self-absorbed to complain about the myriad ways Mother Nature tried to kick my behind last week in the midst...
Dress for success
You are what you wear. Our whole lives most of us who live out of uniform — and arguably those who DO — spend...
Turning 40 isn’t as bad as they say
Much press and sitcom angst is given to turning 30. Popular expression would have us believe turning 30 is the social and personal equivalent...
Let’s do lunch — and snacks
That screaming sound you heard should not alarm anyone but me and my pants. After a really successful 2013 where I ate healthier than...
Live and learn
If my kids complain about homework -- "We aren't ever going to need to know this in real life!" -- I have three words...
In with the new, out with the old
I don't generally pen "how to" columns. "How to be a dork like me" is not a life lesson that is much in demand,...
Storm warning
I don't think there has ever been a doubt I don't have the ability to take care of myself, but now it's official: in...
New magic new year
By the time you read this the holidays, in all their glory, should be far enough behind that you can reflect on them. As...
