In a week I’ll be conducting a social media workshop for a group of service club leaders. I wouldn’t be nearly as prepared but for a recent schooling I received on the subject from someone half my age. The impromptu education session wouldn’t have phased me, except for that thing I have with being competitive […]
Tattoo Who?
“Hey mom, can I ask you a hypothetical question?” This is Jack’s way of introducing a subject he thinks might provoke a strong response. He’s also driving. I’m his passenger. The smart thing to do would be to say no. No questions. But this isn’t the blog you come to for exceptional parenting advice from someone […]
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I sought the bra, and the bra won
We certainly have our issues, black bra. In fact, this morning was a complete disaster thanks to you. See, I had it all planned. Today it was going to be the black dress. The wraparound one with the short sleeves. Sure it was a little chilly this morning, but with that dress and a light […]
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Let’s just talk about that eye roll
Oh honey, do me the smallest favor and take a mental snapshot of this moment right now. You can pull it out later, say, in thirty years or so, and remember when you first heard the words that I’m sure will one day be coming out of your mouth. Only the tables will be turned, […]
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I should probably just skip career day
Good afternoon all you earnest, eager to learn young men and women. I’m so happy to have the opportunity to talk to you today, when you’re supposed to be focused on ME, rather than huddled in a corner with your friends, as far away from all the parents as you can possibly get (remember the […]
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Dinner with The Breakfast Club
This weekend was the 30th anniversary of John Hughes’ high school coming of age drama The Breakfast Club, and I wouldn’t be a self respecting Gen X-er if I hadn’t forced everyone in the house under the age of 20 to watch it with me. And by “force” I mean “promised we could eat dinner […]
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The End of Valen-Times
The email request for Colin’s class Valentine’s Day party came early this week. It occurred to me this was the last time I’d ponder whether his classmates would prefer fruit juice or soda, or if I’d made enough portions of whatever for each kid plus the teacher, her aide and any other parents who might attend. […]
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When Plan B is No Plan At All
Of all the things I think I do well, or even fair-to-middlin’, sitting still is not one. I don’t know where this particular ability went. I used to be able to chill like a pro. But somewhere around the time the kids came along, and the amount of stuff I had to accomplish in one […]
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How to look like you don’t care, in almost no time at all
A makeup tutorial popped up in my Facebook feed the other day that I couldn’t help but watch. I was GUARANTEED to be BLOWN AWAY by what this woman did with red lipstick. I had gobs of stuff to do that afternoon, which is why I was on Facebook in the first place. You know. […]
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More Gangsta, Less Jello: A Personal Reflection on Values
This wasn’t one of those lists. It wasn’t one of those top-ten-annoying-things-you-do-at-work lists, or fashion-faux-pas-after-age-thirty lists. This wasn’t a list to confirm you’re a child of the 80s, or a Virgo, or a Stowaway Tribble on the USS Enterprise. It was from an article someone used at a workshop we attended this past weekend for soon-to-be foreign exchange […]
