To quote the great William Shakespeare: “What is in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as...
Valentine’s Day. It’s a day for love and romance. A day for kisses and hugs, and wearing your heart on your sleeve. It’s a...
The Meaning of Valentine's Day
I don’t need a Valentine, a paper with a heart.
I don’t need some Hallmark words with baby Cupid art.
I don’t...
My relationship with my mother is complicated, to say the least.
You see, she is a drug addict and has been in a toxic...
Sex with my husband saved my marriage.
Making love connected us not just physically, but also mentally and spiritually. Our lovemaking was a beautiful reminder...
So, have you heard about the Mormon moms on TikTok who got caught up in a swinging scandal? I swear this is not a...
Yes, this may turn out to be one of those mushy blog posts - but I think I am due for one. Most of...
I’ll start with a confession: when my daughter was a baby, I faked it.
Every night, often multiple times, I faked it and my...
I married a great guy. He’s a likable husband. I should be proud of that. I am proud of that. But I'm also annoyed...
Reserve your master bedroom for you and your significant other.
All too often, other uses enter your bedroom (office space, electronics, kids’ toys, etc.) and add clutter...
If you’re like my husband and me, you know how tricky it is to manage a household budget with kids. We are very organized...
After six years of silence, Adele finds her voice, offering up the ultimate divorced moms’ anthem in “Easy On Me,” the first single from...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an...
A popular saying goes that when couples marry, women think they will change their husbands and men think their wives will never change. Yeah…...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
