Pink “Splarkies”

I'm on my way to Florida for a work retreat (it's a hard knock life for me), and my biggest #FirstWorldProblem is that it had been weeks (weeks!) since I…

Maker

There is nothing better than being cooped up inside with a toddler all weekend long, while Mother Nature dumps buckets of snow all over your metro area. (Did I say "better?"…

Snowmageddon Time

Does anybody else see #snowmageddon and immediately start singing Armageddon Time by the Clash in their head? Just me? Ok then. We've had a lot of snow here in Boston…

January in New York

At the beginning of this recent December, my Mom had a milestone birthday. And my sister Melissa had a non-milestone birthday. December is a tough time for a get-together, so we arranged to…

Accidents Will Happen

(Spoiler alert! Everything is fine! I'm totally fine!) So, I started my new job last week. And they're already sending me to job sites (like a boss!). Which means that…

The Good Parts of Christmas

This ended up being a fairly tough Christmas. But, despite its challenges, we ended up having some nice moments. We spent Christmas Eve at my in-laws' house. Considering the fact…

Grateful

This year, I am thankful for a husband who will go along with my crazy schemes. (For those of you who are wondering, we got all of the lower cabinet…

Night of a Thousand Elsas

Spoiler alert: Lilian totally wore her costume. My sister Melissa told me that Halloween was going to be the night of a thousand Elsas. Who's Elsa, you ask? Perhaps, unlike…

Happy Halloween!

Apparently I made a passing reference to buying a new sewing machine, promised a story, and then never wrote about it again. Whoops. So, yeah, I bought a sewing machine.…

CHaD Hero Half Marathon

On Sunday, I ran the CHaD Hero Half Marathon. I trained for it most of the summer and all of the fall. I was hoping for a better time, but…