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From across the crowded room, my husband winks at me. Holding a glass of wine in one hand and letting…
Continue Reading"Would you rather have a full-time maid, nanny, or chef?" Most women I know quickly answer maid—because cooking isn't so…
Continue Reading“I love that you can see the football field,” my husband said as we sat at the dinner table. He…
Continue ReadingI loaded another garbage bag full of stuff into my SUV. I promise myself I won’t ride around with it…
Continue ReadingIn the nearly 24 years I have been married, I have worked full-time, worked part-time, stayed at home with my…
Continue Reading“Mommy, me and my brother are going to find somewhere else to live!” My oldest declared. “Really? Why is that?”…
Continue ReadingThe working mom gig is no joke. Now, I'm not here to bubble up any arguments about who has it…
Continue ReadingAlmost exactly two-and-a-half years ago, we happened to buy our first house at the same time as a close friend.…
Continue ReadingDo you remember our life before we had children? The years of guilt-free spontaneity soon overcome by never-ending laundry and…
Continue ReadingThere’s just so much to do. Three kids, a puking cat, a smelly crayfish, wilting plants on the front porch,…
Continue ReadingWhen my husband and I were first married, we lived in a little yellow bungalow that a sweet older lady…
Continue ReadingDear Woman, When the house has descended into quiet, and the day is over . . . When the dishes…
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