There are many things that I love about our house. The "split floor plan" isn't one of them. It seemed like such a great idea when we bought our house pre-baby. We knew we would probably have kids in this house, but we naively thought that it wouldn't be a big deal to walk down […]
I still remember the first slumber party that I hosted at my house. It was my 10th birthday. I wore my purple shirt and black leggings. Alison and Cynthia and Wendy were there. We had pizza. We watched movies. We drank fizzy root beer floats in plastic cups. We played Girl Talk. Everything seemed so […]
Our baby is due in 5 weeks. Soon - very soon - she will be here in my arms. I'll be able to look into her eyes and smell that sweet baby scent on the top of her head and soak in the magic of the miracle of life. I've been trying to mentally prepare […]
If you've perused my "Favorites" page with all of my favorite blogs and websites, then you know that I'm a huge fan of the Sears family of pediatricians. They're "naturally-inclined" and not afraid to question the status quo...and they dole out medical advice that I can feel good about taking to heart. In preparation for […]
Coughy. Stuffy. Sneezy. Wheezy. What do you do when one of your little munchkins gets a cold? Before turning to medications (which we have *never* administered to our 2-year-old daughter and which we rarely use ourselves), I always try to think of home remedies first. Dr. Alan Greene, one of my favorite "celebrity" physicians and […]
I went to the dentist two weeks ago for a cleaning and check-up. Our dentist is a jolly older man with laughter in his voice and a propensity toward seeing things positively (which is actually quite rare for dentists I've heard...). Anyway, he said my teeth look wonderful. My gums are a bit inflamed from […]
But I'm here to tell you that the rumor isn't true. And I heard it directly from Disney. From one of Walt Disney's daughters, in fact. Okay so maybe that last sentence isn't true...but I DID talk to the PR company for The Disney Store and the truth IS that Disney Stores are still growing strong […]
If you have ever taken a Psychology or Marketing/Communications course, you probably know that commercials and advertisements are never selling a product. They are selling something intangible: love, friendship, romance, safety, etc. After all, if a company can get you to believe that their product will truly bring you satisfaction or spontaneity or sexiness, then […]