Women’s issues

The Flood

We had been shopping at the Outlet Mall earlier in the day, and my unsupervised husband, Mike, found himself alone in American Eagle ™.  Apparently he forgot that he is…

I Forgot

I tried to slip one of my daughter’s teachers a twenty dollar bill the other day, but she wouldn’t take it. I think she just felt hinky taking unexpected cash…

Puddin’ — Speaking Southern

I love the way my friend Diane says the word “pudding.”  She says “PUHHHHHHHHH-din,” with the “puh” drawn out for three whole seconds and the “din” just a little flip…

Chaperoning for Dummies — Part Two

Last week, I wrote about chaperoning a middle school band festival and finding ourselves in the kind of hotel you’d expect to see chalk outlines in.  Click here to read…

Chaperoning for Dummies — Part One

I am chaperoning a Middle School Band festival.  Yes, I know.  Living the dream. Seriously, it is a thing I am happy to do, and I took off a day…

Oh Christmas Tree

Being Jewish, I do not celebrate Christmas with my family.  That said, living in the sub-suburban Georgia, it is entirely impossible for me not to celebrate the Christmas holiday season…

If I Had A Jillion Dollars

Lori Duff Writes about how the world would be a better place if she only had a jillion dollars. I would make a fabulous rich person. I don’t mean merely…

Creature Comforts

When I was a little girl, I loved The Little House on the Prairie.  Both the book series, which I read about nine million times (though mostly the first two…

To Snooze or Not To Snooze?

I am a snoozer.   My husband is not.  He simply cannot understand my whole waking up in the morning system.  He doesn’t really have a system, so, well, I think I…

Smell Pollution

We won’t put up with noise pollution or other assaults on our senses.  Lori Duff Writes about why we put up with Smell Pollution. I’ve never been a real estate…

When Mummy Gets Sick: A Parenting Win

Moms aren’t allowed to get sick. Lori Duff Writes about how she went against the rules, got sick anyway, and ended up with a Parenting Win. I have no time…

Pedicures

I’m pretty sure there is a zoning ordinance in my area – possibly in the whole state, and possibly in parts beyond – that if you are building a strip…