It’s often said that parents today are an overbearing lot. The reason is frequently attributed to the abundance of readily available information. From the endless dos and don’ts of pregnancy blogs, to Ivy League preparation classes (for children in elementary school), there is no shortage of resources for the zealous parent. My husband and I … Continue reading
Category Archives: living
Heve-ho! Moving Homes, Cities, and Jobs
Dearest readers and treasured subscribers, Well, there’s been a whole heap of change these days. It started with a job offer for hubby (sound familiar?) in Vancouver for six months. This time for a reality show called The Beat about the cops in Vancouver’s downtown east side, which for those who aren’t aware, has a … Continue reading
celebrities / LA / living / Marriage
Kris Jenner Takes Over Earth
“Ugh! Are you kidding me?!” I just yelled in my living room, by myself, when I learned that Kris Jenner has a book coming out this fall: Kris Jenner & All Things Kardashian. No really, are you fucking kidding me? The woman has an endorsement deal with Poise for (LBL) light bladder leakage and is … Continue reading
communication / Internet / living / money
Bank of America Cares About Me
So I returned home from a week in Montreal the other day to find a message from Bank of America. Low and behold, they’d put a freeze on my card. Since this seems to happen every time I set foot out of the state of California, I wasn’t exactly surprised. I rang up my dear … Continue reading
Study Says: Women Are Unhappy, Am I?
Apparently I needed another week of sleep. Well, sort of, I’ve been pretty darn busy, actually. In the meantime there’s been more depressing news for women over on Huffington Post. Last week I read a post about Erica Jong’s declaration that young women are over sex. And this week I read that women have become … Continue reading
June Cleanse
Yesterday, on a walk with a friend, we discussed how difficult it is to keep all sides of your life in balance. In my case, I’ve been extremely productive at work and with my writing recently (I’m nearly finished a new version of my revamped book proposal, now entitled: Prude. Woo hoo!). Nonetheless, as is … Continue reading
No, The Rapture it Ain’t
Ever wake up in the worst mood ever for no reason whatsoever and have it drag on the entire day? Well that’s been me this fine Monday and I still can’t figure out what gives. There’s no PMS on the horizon, I didn’t quit my job or donate thousands in preparation for the end of … Continue reading
Why Is Self-Compassion So Hard to Master?
I just read Elizabeth Gilbert’s O article: The Key to a Well Lived Life: Lighten Up in which she muses about the importance of women—notorious in this generation for trying to juggle it all—giving themselves a big old break. Not a break from great aspirations and exertions, mind you—trying, failing and flailing is the good … Continue reading
Emily Southwood 