James & Jax

Here’s a snippet of something I read in a magazine the other day that got stuck in my brain: “Skip makeup sometimes, and show [your kids] that you’re okay with how you look…. With or without makeup, you are pretty powerful.” -Redbook (May issue) If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed my [...]

I’m a list-maker extraordinaire, and I love having a list of goals most of all. I am the kind of person who needs visual reminders of what needs to be done (or what I would really like to be done) in order to stay focused and motivated. However, being a list-maker, I set myself up [...]

I’ve been tagged by my awesome friend Story Girl to respond to her 11 questions. I have to admit I’m kind of a junkie for surveys (remember Myspace surveys?!), so here goes: 1. Why do you blog? What inspired you to start? I blog because I can’t not blog. If you blog, you probably totally [...]

When BlogHer invited me to read and review a book called Why Women Need Fat, I was equal parts intrigued and afraid. Nutrition has been an interest of mine ever since I took a college elective course about it in the mid-90s. Over the years, I’ve read my share of books about nutrition, and my [...]

Maybe I’m late to the game, but it seems to me like writing a six-word memoir or description about something is the new black. Suddenly, I see prompts everywhere to write six words! Like here and here and here. Ok, I’ll bite (and I hope you will, too) because it seems like a fun exercise. [...]