I have this wonderful friend. We met when our babies were super young. Toddler and her firstborn were born a week apart and this friend and I met at a lunch for new mothers exactly three years ago.... Read more >>

I have a mild allergy to adulthood. Actually, I am not sure it is so mild. Responsibilities? Chores? Calendars? Taxes? Bills? Budgets? Wrinkles? Schedules? Stocks? These things give me existential... Read more >>

I am the product of an elite education. Dalton. Yale. Columbia Law. The point of this post is not to remind you of my scholastic pedigree. No. The point is a lot more complicated. And... Read more >>

The good news is that my family reads my blog. The bad news is that my family reads my blog. Good news. First of all, I am not sure who in my family reads and who doesn’t. I don’t need to... Read more >>

In twenty-eight minutes, there will be a soft knock at the door. And I will pop up, tighten the sash of my white robe, tiptoe across carpet and answer it. A kind man in a uniform will smile at me... Read more >>

Do you stay in touch with your exes? Because I don’t. First of all, I have only two. My high school boyfriend. And my college boyfriend. Sure, there were dalliances here and there between... Read more >>

How did you spend your Valentine’s Day? Were you awash in red roses? Lingering in bed sipping vintage bubbly? Did you dine at a fine restaurant with tiny portions and crisp cloths? Did you... Read more >>

(Warning: This is a whiny one. Wah.)  I head to Chicago today to see Sister N and her family and to meet her brand new baby boy. Chickie (his awesome alias) entered this fine world exactly a... Read more >>

Confession: I am not good at writing thank you notes. In fact, I’m pretty bad at it. Growing up, I never wrote them. On Christmas morning, I would sit there in my parents’ living room,... Read more >>

It is very early. Still dark outside. But I’m up, buzzing with my first few sips of coffee and worry and anticipation. Worry about Baby who spiked a moderate fever last night and is breathing... Read more >>