Seriously: “Not Happening”

“I will never, ever go camping… I’m terrified of bugs (as is the daughter-sadly-in-training) and prefer room service over cooking eggs over a fire”. Well, that was me a few months ago. That is, before going on a camping trip (trekking 3 miles into the forest with EVERYTHING ON OUR BACK including-about-10-liters-of-alcohol-to-aid-in-sleeping) with my oldest [...]

Seriously? – “Shoot(ing!) for the Stars”

Touche, Mon Frere

LOVE FedEx tracking. How did people live prior? I watched it like a hawk all day. Something actually had me excited for a few hours today… for the first time in weeks. I guess the excitement we experience in 2010 RE: technology is similar to our parents’ animated reactions when they found a special something [...]

Finally, my “Actual” Interview on Oprah Radio!

If you asked me a few years ago, I’d tell you I would never get picked for anything. Never. I’ve never won a raffle, I was never the first to win Bingo in Girl Scouts.  Well, I got picked to speak on air, and not just on any talk radio show… but on Oprah Radio… [...]

Never Say Never: Picture Speaks a Thousand Words

I can honestly say I will NEVER, EVER let my daughter out of the house looking like this! I know… yeah, yeah… “Never Say Never” – Well, this rule doesn’t apply in this instance. WHAT THE WORLD??? Mom — what were you thinking (gotta toss the blame on this one!): 8th grade (WTF?): 9th grade: [...]

Double Dog Dare Yah

I have a close friend who works at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in NYC. Nope, not joking. I asked her if I could shadow her for a day, as I’m in awe — and soo curious — to see what not only a prison looks like, but to meet and interrogate prisoners (for those who know [...]

Never Say Never: “I’ve never read a blog, I never will”

Famous last words of one unnamed brother. Welp, I proved him wrong. He just couldn’t resist. When I told my family I was starting a blog with hubby, 80% of them said, “What’s a blog?”, the other 16% said “Why the hell would you do that with everything else you have going on?”, and other [...]

Never Say Never: Let “my” child walk around “like that”

When I had no kids… possibly even when I only had 1 kid — okay, if you read my I used to be anal and thought I loved it post — when I even just had 2 kids… I’d nudge my hubby in DISGUST when I saw another kid whose nose was just freakin’ nasty. [...]