Why Is Saving Money So Hard?

I overheard my two older daughters talking the other day about how they plan to save up and buy any of the presents they don’t get for Christmas. I chuckled out loud, which brought an...

I Use My Grandmother’s Dishes

Some people have heirloom dishes and keep them in a cupboard, or maybe even packed away in boxes. When I was given pieces from my grandmother’s set of dishes, I knew right away that I...

Wordless Wednesday: Christmastime at the Four Seasons Los Angeles

{Last week I was in LA attending a press junket for the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (review & trip highlights coming soon), and we stayed at the Four Seasons Los...

One Mother, Two Women

There’s a “me” I’m worried my kids will never know, and sometimes the thought breaks my heart. If they had seen me during a work trip in Los Angeles last week...

Dreams Come True at Houston Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Many, many years ago I attended The Nutcracker live for the first time. It was performed by a small-ish city ballet company, with recorded music piped in over a loud speaker. I remember...

The Only Thing That Gets To Me Is Everything

My family is more than four months in to this temporary situation of living apart – my husband in Chicago during the week, the kids and I in Houston. There are many things about our...

Who’s Afraid of a Spa Day? (I Am!)

I was recently given a gift card to a local spa. The package is for a “Half Day of Renewal,” which according to their website includes: …a 60 minute massage, Garden Spa...

Wordless Wednesday: I Couldn’t Stage This If I Tried

{on the right is Percy, who is 1.5yrs. we’ve had him for over a year. on the left is Alice, who is about 7 months. we just adopted her two weeks ago on the day we put our old cat to...