I'm having bloggers' block, my friends. I can't tell whether it's because I've started thinking in t-shirt slogans, ...

It started with a post on a local parenting group I'm in. Someone wanted a Christmas ornament that showed our town and I thought his des...

I confess that I was never a huge Tara Lipinski fan when she was skating. She was so new when she won gold in Nagano and I was very loyal to...

In a world where it's easy to find so much news and information of the heartbreaking variety, knowing that Lin-Manuel Miranda is out the...

When your favorite musicians include prolific artists like U2 and Led Zeppelin, and you're well over 40, it can be hard to discover new ...

Ironflower's real name was almost Katherine. Which probably doesn't explain the almost spiritual connection I feel to the Katydids ,...

This post has affiliate links. Because I'm posting about something I actually like!  You are free to ignore them. Keep in mind, though, ...

I almost called this post, "Friday I'm in L-----Why the hell isn't winter over yet?" But I restrained myself for two reaso...

Normally as the winter drags on into March, I don't care because I'm too busy planning our March/April trip to Florida. But this yea...

My favorite subject when I was a teacher was reading. There was nothing more fun to me than teaching kids to read and reading aloud to them....

Marta shared the isolation she felt as a new mother , which is the kind of honest I love. Tia's plan for Lent has really inspired...

My mom turns 75 today! Happy birthday, Mom!  You'll notice that the title of this post is, "My Mom Is A Badass", rat...

I have been in a super grouchy mood for the past few days, though I am not sure why. But I'm trying to stick with being more positi...

Even though I hate Valentine's Day, it is "Friday I'm in love" day, which means my post is supposed to be positive. So I m...

To be clear, I don't love the topics of the following posts. But I love their messages, I love that they showed up in rather unexpect...

I fell in love with Harry Potter grudgingly. I'd had the first three books for months; a not especially favored gift from my mother. But...

I don't like winter. I don't enjoy winter sports (unless it's watching them from my nice warm couch). I would much rather be ...

I Google things compulsively, being both innately curious and a natural procrastinator. So this post over at Good Day, Regular People ...

If you don't love this post from Amalah, you are probably one of those people who has museum quality scrapbooks for each month of ...

So all (two) of my gift guides have focused on kids' stuff. Being an ex-elementary teacher in the middle of raising kids will do that to...