It is my honor and privilege to buy school supplies

Our four year old twins start Pre-K tomorrow morning as it's the first day of school for Chicago Public Schools and we have kids attending this year. As we were loading our Target cart today with supplies (times 2), I had to wrap my head around the idea that we have one more year of …

Smack in the Middle of the Fuck-it-Forties

IT IS NEW CLOSET DAY.  We have this oddly shaped closet upstairs in our old Chicago Cape Cod style house that has been impossible to work with so we finally called in experts and there is a man up there right now fixing all my life problems. Well worth the money. This is what's exciting …

My Stylist tried to talk me out of this new haircut but I resisted

Back in March, my 4 year old daughter asked to cut her hair super short. She loved it as it was happening and she's loved it every day since. Not a word of regret, only feeling herself and her look. I want what she has. All this time, I've secretly been wanting to cut my …