Hard Work Makes a Mother

"Hard work makes a mother. We like to think something magical happens at birth, and for some it does. But the real magic is keeping on, when all you want to do is run." From Call the Midwife - one of the most incredible shows I've ever watched. I didn't have that magic right away …

But You Don’t Look Like an Alcoholic

As I was squeezing lemons into my water this morning in the office kitchen, a co-worker laughed and asked, "are you making sangria?" I then screamed "NO I AM NOT BECAUSE I AM A RAGING ALCOHOLIC HOW DARE YOU - YOU - YOU IGNORAMUS" and ran out of the kitchen with the sting of lemon burning …

My 4 Year Old Daughter Asked to Cut Her Hair Super Short

For roughly a year, my daughter has been asking to get her hair cut really short.  I believe it began last year when her twin brother got his first haircut at a real, brick and mortar shop.  She didn't because I continued to cut her hair.  Just a pageboy, with bangs, and I could still …