Just writing that title makes me a little creeped out. I mean, who am I that I would ever have a personal shopper? It’s absolutely ridiculous, I agree. And yet, somehow, I do. And you can, too. Let me explain. One of the side effects of the re-entry process back into the U.S. culture is […]
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Why Can’t She Control Her Kids?
I was recently reminded of a particularly memorable trip to the grocery store. I was pushing a cart with a toddler and a baby (which should have been clue number one to the other shoppers that I was sleep deprived and irritable). My toddler had a tendency to run away from me, so I quarantined […]
It doesn’t have to be itsy bitsy
Swimsuit season is upon us (or if you live in a perpetually warm place like me, it’s always with us). As a mom of teenagers, I am perpetually dealing with bathing suit issues. I once had a teen foster daughter with a rather large chest. She desperately wanted a two-piece swimsuit, but after visiting dozens […]
Must-Have Friendships
There’s an article about friendships that has made its round on the web for the past few years, entitled Five Friends Every Woman Should Have. It’s written by Michelle Burford, of O, The Oprah Magazine, and begins with this commentary: “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves,” writer Edna Buchanan once said. I consider […]