We all have our bucket list items. The things we are going to do some day or risk dying with regrets. For those of you in your right minds your bucket lists likely include traveling to beautiful and amazing destinations like Paris or the Maldives. Seeing natural wonders such as the Grand Canyon or the […] Read more…
Fine. I’m fine. I’m just fine. I’m so, so good, good, can’t complain, same old same old, as working moms most of us casually throw out these phrases more often than any other in our vocabulary. We are living this crazy existence trying to be the best wife, mother, professional, and friend possible while there […] Read more…
I found my dog, Rupert, in a parking lot of a construction site fourteen years ago. He was covered in matted fur, caked in mud and home to a multitude of bugs. He was so malnourished he couldn’t walk. But he had these amazing, deep, liquid brown eyes that spoke right to my soul. I […] Read more…
I just spent five days in Napa drinking copious amounts of wine with seven women I’ve known for twenty-eight years. No one ended up in jail. We didn’t get kicked out of anywhere. None of us hooked up with random men. Bunch of old boring bitches you might be thinking. To that I say: we […] Read more…
I had to fill out one of those doctor’s questionnaires this week where they ask you all those ridiculous questions, like “how often are you stressed.” My answer: always. I’m a working mom, I wake up stressed, I eat stress for breakfast, lunch and dinner then I drive it to football practice, feed it, check […] Read more…
Most children don’t escape childhood without at least one run in with a bully. Usually it is a kid in the neighborhood or at school who inflicts emotional and sometimes physical distress on your child because they are insecure, are having a tough time at home, or are just wired that way. And as parents […] Read more…
It was a tough week in the Corning household. My work week was absolutely brutal, I spent the better part of Saturday cleaning up dog vomit, summer finally came roaring in with 119 degree temperatures in Phoenix, my nine-year-old son lost the state flag football championship by one point after going undefeated all season – […] Read more…
I used to be so much fun. Like legit life of the party fun. I was a little crazy. Mischief was my middle name. You didn’t have to dare me to do anything because I was always up for an adventure. Then I became a mom. Sigh. You know it wasn’t just the kids. To […] Read more…
I’m not in any danger of anyone calling me a prude. I laugh at inappropriate jokes, I am wildly sarcastic, and I have such thick skin it takes me a really long time to realize someone actually doesn’t like me (hard to believe but yes, I am not everyone’s cup of tea). I bartended my […] Read more…
I remember sitting in a junior level communications class at UMass Amherst in 1995 when one of my classmates declared that her goal was to be an MTV VJ. I was like, “say what?” I remember thinking that is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard anyone say. But in retrospect I get it. When […] Read more…