I love brussels sprouts. Guess I’m strange that way. I was the kind of kid who liked eating my vegetables (my mom was lucky!). But I didn’t learn to like brussels sprouts until I was an adult. The first dish I can remember was…
I think I’m having a midlife crisis. Ok, not really. I mean, I’m not running out to buy a Tesla or planning to quit my job and start a new career in Tahiti selling surfboards or anything. What rational woman with kids does…
I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I can’t remember a time when I have. And every year I feel vaguely guilty, like it’s something I should do. Then I don’t do it. The argument goes something like this: “What’s the point of a New…
Welcome back! Last week, I was writing about all the chaos that happened in the past week (car breaking down, last minute child care shuffle and more. If you want to read that post you can find it here. Anyway, now that we’re gearing up…
Things started to fall apart last week… Perry and I were doing a planning meeting for the following week when he casually mentioned a business trip out of town. After I checked my call schedule and realized I wasn’t away from home any nights, I…
I quit eating sugar this week. Didn’t that just give you a shiver down your back? Quit sugar? ALL sugar? Surely not! But that’s what I did this week. I. Stopped. Eating. Sugar. If you’d have asked me a couple of weeks ago…
Hello. My name is Andrea and I’m a perfectionist. (Group says, “Hi Andrea!”) Yep, it’s something bordering on a disease. Actually, it’s a form of self flagellation, of self torture. I’m not proud of it. The best image I have of perfectionism is a…
Welcome! It’s good to have you here. It’s such a busy season, moving into the holidays. It’s such a hectic time with all the planning and shopping and Christmas pictures. Personally, I like a nice gift as much as anyone, but honestly, I just don’t really…
I had a fight with my husband this week. Big deal, right? Everyone has arguments with their spouse from time to time, right? Well, yes. Anytime you put two very different people together, have them live in the same house, pool their resources, and…
This my favorite season of the year: Fall! It’s such a beautiful time, with the colors of the leaves changing, the crisp air in the mornings, the rustle of the leaves of the ground (I always shuffle through the piles on the sidewalk during my…