This post is brought to you by DermaTherapy. I was compensated for my time and given a set of sheets to try. The opinions expressed here are mine. Dear younger, well-rested self: I see you luxuriously sleeping next to your husband in your one-bedroom high rise, and I feel compelled to reach out to you from the future. I am your 51-year-old self, and there a … [Read more...]
Nothing Like a Good Book…To Spark a Argument With Your Husband
I have a guilty pleasure that I don’t often confess to: I love reading romance novels. My favorites are by Danielle Steel. They’re extra heavy on the fluff, but some days I need an escape. Nothing does it like losing myself in one of Ms. Steel’s books. They’re an effortless read, and I can polish one off in about an hour if I get that much time to myself as a busy mom to … [Read more...]
The Life Lesson That Helped Me Meet My Husband
As hard as it is for me to believe, this March my husband and I will celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary. We’ve been together for more than 26 years, and to be honest, it’s hard for me to remember a day when he wasn’t in my life. I know it sounds super corny to admit this, but meeting Joe was the best thing that ever happened to me. Being with a person who … [Read more...]
A Lesson in Love: The Little Girl Who Taught Me to Spell the Word Love
In my time on this planet, I have had the good fortune to meet some amazing people and make a lot of good friends. Some have lasted beyond time and circumstance, while others have ended naturally after school, or a move or job change. A few ended painfully. But there is one friend whose effect on me was so profound that I still think of her often. Carol and I were in … [Read more...]
Some Things a Woman Never Forgets
This last week I have been more on edge than I usually feel in my safe suburban world of being a mom to three and a wife to one. I can’t turn on the TV, radio, phone, or computer without seeing an article about a new scandal involving the Republican candidate for president and the increasing number of women accusing him of unwanted sexual advances. As it is whenever a … [Read more...]
