a renaissance woman
I have breast cancer. Surprise! Also, I haven’t blogged regularly in **checks notes** over six years. All it took was a good, solid tumor, but I’m back, baby! And I have some answers to your most frequently asked questions.
Merry Christmas or happy whatever holiday you choose to observe, Modern Friends. I hope it’s colorful and bright! I’m writing this post in the wee hours of Christmas morning after…
I’m typing this from a coffee shop near my parents’ house. I needed to get out for a few minutes, and it just felt nice to treat myself to a…
I always love coming to visit my parents for a few days, settling into a routine that mostly consists of sleeping, doing whatever errands or chores the Modern Mom tasks…
Because I know someone actually used my list of Thanksgiving menu ideas to determine her Thanksgiving dinner menu, here’s a list of Christmas meal ideas. Christmas does seem a little…
I’m neither a fan of the New England Patriots nor NFL TV commentators, but I am in full support of both in the following moment: Seriously, there should be a…
Modern Noodles sent me this story from the Chicago Tribune regarding what your Christmas lights say about you. I can’t quite glean from the story exactly what my Christmas lights…
Modern Jay just sent me a cool Christmas gift: a certificate for 136 pounds of carbon offsets (countering about a day’s worth of CO2) donated in my name by Brighter…
As part of my weeklong tour of my home state, my job has me visiting Chattanooga, the city where I first set up my post-college life, for the next few…
I really enjoyed reading everyone’s makeup horror stories. It sounds like many people had some misguided experimentation coupled with public humiliation. I put everyone’s names into a list on Random.org…
I promised pictures of the Christmas lights extravaganza. I think I exaggerated in my own brain just how out-of-control my own display would be. It really isn’t out-of-control, but hopefully…
