I talk a lot in this blog about running and skiing, but in the interest of complete disclosure, we’re not really a sporty family. Being a “meh” mom isn’t conducive to raising the next Carl Lewis or Shaun White. Our experience with kid sports is miles wide and inches deep. This is because, while neither […]
Meditation, monkeys, and how I’ll stave off certain disaster
We bought a painting of a monkey at a benefit auction a couple of months ago. The artist painted it in honor of the Chinese New Year. I know next to nothing about Chinese astrology, but the painting ended up being one of those things I HAD TO HAVE, because that’s generally the way I […]
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Of futons, farewells, and the virtues of meatloaf
Last week’s list of how to annoy teenagers without even trying was something I almost didn’t publish out of guilt. My kids are okay people, and by that I mean they give us way less trouble than people want to believe of teenagers. I also mean they inspire a whole bunch of gooshy, happy feelings […]
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42 ways we’ve likely annoyed a teen today without even trying very hard
Woke him by barging into his room first thing in the morning to make sure he wasn’t dead after his alarm had been blaring for ten solid minutes Barged in again when there was no further sign of movement for another twenty minutes … … while busting out a refrain from The Sound of Music Reminded him that it was […]
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Next Stop: The New Preadolescence
Sunday was unseasonably warm. We’d been out of town and came home to a stack of newspapers on the driveway and holiday swag still hanging from the porch lights looking decidedly less holiday than they should in the early spring sun. “Want to go for a bike ride?” Colin said. We had bags to unpack. […]
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My sophisticated, super secret, pre-run procrastination ritual, revealed
Among people who run, there are a few regular topics of conversation. Like “so, what’s your next event?” This isn’t usually meant to be a loaded question. But depending on the timing, it can certainly inspire a panicked mental comparison of the mileage runs you’ve yet to do with the weeks left before your next […]
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Anxiety and the Overthinker
Today Jack texted me from school: Could you pick me up? I had a panic attack in history and I just can’t do this today. Ugh. Crap. I was in the middle of a run, and then I needed to shower, go to a meeting, go to another meeting, and then, well, work. Jack’s school […]
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Come to think of it, I’m probably more of a pie person
This weekend I reached the threshold of my domestic goddessism, and it looked like inside of a Bundt pan. First, in case you’re new here, a disclaimer: I am the self-proclaimed queen of uncrafty and I rarely bake, so the space we’re talking about is pretty tight already. Claustrophobic. But I set a mean table and we entertain […]
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Computer-free Sunday
This week we’ve been talking so much about winning the lottery that I thought about writing about what people say they’d do with a bazillion dollars and calling this installment “On Hookers and Cocaine.” Then I wondered about what type of web traffic that would bring to my little blog, and decided I’m just not […]
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“Winging it” sounds the same in any language
In Danish, the phrase “Good morning, how did you sleep,” looks like this: God morgen, hvordan har du sover? It sounds like: G’morn, vordenardusowah? As in any language, in Danish, phonetics often have little to do with how words look on paper. While this particular phrase (which Jack needs to learn, along with a short […]
