Crafting Can Be Fun!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tonight I’m meeting with some neighbor ladies to work on crafts for an upcoming Christmas festival. Is this your cup of tea? It’s not mine!
I go to these crafting gatherings with low expectations (for myself). They aren’t my favorite, but that doesn’t mean it has to be painful. In fact, over the last few years, I have learned that I should have two goals at a gathering where arts and crafts is the... READ MORE
The Trouble With Fairy Tales
Posted by Kate Lloyd in Family on Thursday, June 17, 2010
Much as I like it, dating can be really tough.
I know a couple (I’ll leave their names out because I think the girl might be a bit embarrassed about the whole thing. Not that I am her or anything. But even if I was her, would that matter? And anyway this story is totally not about me. Not that it would be anybody’s business if it was.) ...
Phew, where was I? .... Oh yes, these unnamed friends of mine... READ MORE
A Strange Strategy
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, February 19, 2009
I’m an optimist, and I generally expect good things out of life.
However, recently I have learned a useful lesson, and this is it:
Sometimes having lowered expectations can make otherwise insignificant events into happy surprises. Since in tough times it’s the small triumphs that keep you going, this is a good thing.
Over the weekend Blaise’s reflux ramped up and he quit sleeping more than one hour... READ MORE
Easy On The Chick Flicks
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Marriage on Thursday, December 18, 2008
Don’t admit it to your dh, but a study out of Scotland confirms his prejudices: chick flicks are bad for us.
To be fair, the study’s findings are highly preliminary—and perhaps more amusing than scientific—but I’ve always felt sympathy for men whose women feed on a steady diet of romantic comedy.
Real women aren’t air-brushed: we’re quick to note the injustice of comparing... READ MORE
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