My husband and I are both trying to lose some weight and the entire operation is shedding a bad light on our marriage. Specifically on our complete inability to help each other to get in shape at the same time. When it comes to fitness, we are Mr. and Mrs. Smith. And someone is bound […]
The Word I’m Looking For
My husband and I were sitting in the living room, he talking to Tarek and Christina on Flip or Flop about his issues with that glass tile backsplash and I on my laptop trying to write something. I was frustrated that I couldn’t think of a word and I couldn’t look it up, because what I […]
Why I’m Not Freaking Out Over Our Next President
I feel I need to explain why I am suddenly the least political person of the 14 sexvigintillion people on social media, less political than even the dogs on Facebook. For those of you who knew me social-medially in 2008 and 2012, it may appear that something is amiss. Like maybe I have a grapefruit […]
Home Reno-a-No-No
We made a minor change in our home layout recently. Wait, that’s a lie. We made what started out to be a minor change in our home layout recently. That’s not quite right either. We made plans to make what started out to be a minor change in our home layout recently. The whole operation […]
Achtung, Cockroaches!
I’m just going to come out and say this. I had cockroaches in my kitchen for a brief period of time. If you’ve been to my house for dinner within the past three months, contact me at Sorry@AboutThat.org , and I’ll tell you whether your visit coincided with the minor albeit icky infestation. If you […]
My Top-Secret Eggplant Project
Don’t tell my kids that I’m changing the way I make eggplant parmesan. I’ve taken great precautions and if they find out, things could get ugly. The last time I changed an established recipe was Thanksgiving 1998, when I made stuffing with Italian parsley, pine nuts, parmesan and bacon. The wishbone wish that year was […]