For the last couple of years my husband and I have been living on the edge. We’re not skydivers or stunt pilots or Cirque du Soleil performers. No, it’s much less avant-garde than that — we’re simply your regular 30-something, children of baby boomers, navigating a crappy economy and a world of student debt, all … Continue reading
Category Archives: Marriage
Is It All About the Groom?
I’ve attended many a wedding lately; as true to statistical form, we children of the baby boomers are traipsing down the aisle somewhere around the age of thirty. Besides the older median age of marriage, many things have changed about getting hitched since our parents’ day. One is the shared responsibility couples often take in … Continue reading
Baby Talk: Annoying Nonsense or Evidence of a Lasting Bond?
“Bon, Bean, Bonnifer Lee, Bonnie, and Lee Bon,” are all names that my husband and I call each other and the list, disturbingly, goes on. I’m not exactly sure how this phenomenon started but we’ve been together seven years and the names continue to multiply unabated. Saying “Bean” with a southern accent somehow morphs into … Continue reading
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
Gerard Depardieu Pees on Plane, Awesome
Had a laugh this morning when I learned that Gerard Depardieu pissed on the floor of a taxiing plane this Tuesday because he couldn’t hold it for another twenty minutes. While that is rather filthy of G Dog (who isn’t exactly known for his genteel behavior), I do kind of feel his pain. On my … Continue reading
Marriage / Relationships / Sex
Will Forty Beads Spice up Your Sex Life?
So I don’t look like Gwyneth Paltrow, folks. I know, shock and awe. I broke the cleanse last night with some red wine at a birthday. But I think going it squeaky clean since last Monday did me good. I’m feeling way more aware of what I’m consuming. And I exercised every day this week! … Continue reading
Love Child
Well, this sure is an unfortunate photo right now. As dumb and over-scrutinized as this whole thing is, I, for one, keep finding myself thinking about it. Maybe because I’m in California. Or maybe because it’s been all over the media these last few days. Or perchance because hubby and I found ourselves discussing whether … Continue reading
Swiffers and Strippers
My Suzy homemaker self has been in overdrive these last few days between preparing for a visit from the in-laws and making chicken soup for my sniffly husband. The weird part is that alternatively chopping carrots and scrubbing shower grout has actually been quite nice. Sometimes you really do need to just hunker down and … Continue reading
Are Marital Status Titles Relavent?
How do I feel about being a Mrs.? I must say I don’t give it much thought but reading this article: Ms. vs. Miss vs. Mrs.: Are Women’s Marital Status Titles Obsolete? had me musing on the topic for 2.5 seconds. I suppose the reason I’ve never considered the Ms. vs. Mrs. conundrum is that … Continue reading
Emily Southwood 