We have three bathrooms in our home. The Tyrant’s must-have potty is whichever one I’m in. And when does the Pterodactyl need someone to find Snivy, the green Pokemon with a leaf on its tail that can photosynthesize energy from the sun? When I’m in the bathroom. Which is also when the pest control guy Read More
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Merri tells her story I never intended to raise my darling Palmer in this place. I knew she would either stand out as awkwardly as I did, or mold herself into one of them, the Read More
The Attachment Chronicles Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Maybe you’ve noticed that my posts of late look visually all suck-o. That’s because my best inanimate friend Big Computer had a great big Mac Attack and is in critical condition. So I can’t download fabulous pictures and am reduced to Read More
The questions in this occasional column are written by actual people. Dear Savvy Sister, I have a question. I have to admit I do not watch much trashy reality tv, so I have only heard about extreme couponing from what is out there on the Internet. So, the other night while watching Toddlers & Tiaras, Read More
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 I had to put the letter down and stare at the ceiling just to absorb this new development. Sterling had been in contact with his mother! I was stunned. We had only talked about his mother once, Read More
It’s Day 4 of my Partial Cleansing Diet, and I just broke down and ate a piece of toast because I woke up feeling shaky and woozy. Also, I dreamed that all of the neighborhood women I know have been attending Secret Social Engagements without me at a place called the Paregoric Cafe. Interesting, n’est-ce Read More
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Any exercise that has the word “Russian” in its name can’t be good. Let’s just agree on that, with insincere apologies to Vladimir Putin, who totally knows what I mean. My trainer Son of Sam and I took a two-week break from each other, and our reunion was bittersweet. Weighted squats? SURE! Bentover rows? OH-KAY! Read More
Yes, yes, today is Friday, and you should be reading Chapter 10 of Firebush. But peeps, I’m just not feeling it. I’ll tell you this: the letters are from Sterling’s mother. That should hold you until tomorrow. But for today, I want to talk about how a woman’s work (WARNING: WILDLY HYPERBOLIC STEREOTYPE AHEAD) is Read More
Note: The questions in this occasional series come from actual people. Dear Savvy Sister, How do you not totally lose it when you are taking care of your parents and teens and tweens? There are so many similarities between the teen and the Dad with Alzheimer’s - stubbornness, righteousness, argumentative. I basically have taken Read More
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