Motherhood

I was at the super market last week when at the check out line the cashier placed my chocolate bar in my bag, smiled, and said, "when are you due." Calmly I murmured, "two years ago." She continued to smile and decided to cover herself by explaining that she asked because she… Read More »

I just finished writing 14 thank you notes from my kids' birthday parties. As I sealed the last one, I had to ask myself, "Are fill-in-the-blank notes a cop out?"

In this fast-paced age of iPhones, Twitter, microblogs and microbrews, our lives are instant this and…

“Three things cannot be hidden: the sun, the moon and the truth.” Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism

I’m seriously starting to hate the Internet. Oh, sure many find it useful. Look, even I remember the dark…

Before I had children, I imagined the products I couldn’t live without. A magnificent pram with gorgeous white fluffy linens, a Baby Bjorn that would be glued to my chest, a designer diaper bag with perfectly sized pockets and so on. Fast forward to five years later and the reality of that list…

I hate Daylight Saving Time. Okay, I do love summer nights when it doesn’t get dark until late. But I swear, a raving lunatic invented this time change stuff. Who else would think it was convenient to change the time by an hour every six months? I mean, please. Find a time you like and stick to…

Soon after I got pregnant, my husband and I had a talk about becoming parents. We had the talk many times, but this time it was becoming a reality -- I was pregnant!

I had always known I wanted to have kids, even when I was a kid myself. I just felt that I was going to be a mom…