Old School Posts

• I'm Not Sure I Should Tell You This

  I did many things during my winter break from blogging. Like take a pregnancy test. What? No, Anyone Who Cares in the Slightest. I am not pregnant. But for about thirty-six hours in the recent past, I was convinced that I was. While Project Number Three is a hot topic of conversation t

• Full of Shiitake

  I don't like profanity. But I do like mushrooms. Interestingly, this post is about neither. This post is about something else. Something that's a bit hard to pin down. About promises. About vows. About expectations. About guilt. About saying one thing and doing something else. About being (un

• Books for Bulldogs?

  We all know that I like to meander down metaphorical paths. But not today. Today I need your advice. I don't necessarily want it. But I need it. Here is my dilemma. My rookie novel LIFE AFTER YES debuts in about five minutes weeks. And to say that I am a bit anxious about this impending

• Sudden or Slow?

  If you are craving silly strokes and uplifting words, come back another day. I know I'm hard to pin down. One day, I talk about hairy omelets and the next, death. Yes, death. If you do not want to read about death, or think about it, click away. I won't be offended. Everyone seems to be dying

• Are You Itchy?

  One of my favorite things about blogging has been the conversations I've had with ILI readers. One such reader emailed me recently with the following words. I found her description of existential itchiness to be quite compelling and I asked her if I could share her thoughts with all of you. I am

• Say Yes. (To Shopping & Champagne!)

  Hope some of you can join me on Tuesday evening to shop for a flirty summer wardrobe and sip champagne! Feel free to contact me with any and all questions. Thank you, Intermix!

• Open House

  Our apartment is now officially on the market. After a week-plus of Operation DDD (Declutter, Deep Clean, & Donate), our home is looking pretty slamming, so I'm cautiously optimistic that it will strike some unknown New Yorker's fancy. I hope so because we are slated to move into our new pla

• Chew on This

  What if... instead of torturing ourselves with that ever-expanding check list of things we need/want to do, things we are convinced will make us happier creatures, we just relaxed our expectations?  What if we pressed pause for a moment and realized that maybe, just maybe, we might be fine with wha

• Honeymoon Hangover

  Back home. Miles from sandy beaches and epic sunshine. Surrounded by that well-worn rainbow of toys and books. On the other side of Labor Day. The air is crisp with the promise of fall and new beginnings. Children buzz through the streets, burning the last of summer energy before school. And the

• Slow Down

  I have become a Multitasking Maven (or "Multitaskmaster" if you prefer). And I'm beginning to wonder whether I'm proud of this fact. I read books while listening to music and checking my phone on the elliptical. I surf the Internet while reading magazines while chatting with Husband while wat