Small Strokes Big Oaks

My husband is a grown man. This may sound absurd, but it’s true. And I think the absurdity of the statement stems not from the fact that he is, in fact, a grown man, but from the fact that I… Read more ›

“Oh my gosh, a year ago you got married! Can you even believe it’s been a year?” I’ve been hearing this a lot lately, and, honestly, I can absolutely believe it’s been a year. Looking back, time has sort of… Read more ›

I came across an interesting post at A Practical Wedding the other day about whether or not a woman should call her husband “husband”: It feels archaic. It feels symbolic of a role he doesn’t play and like a counterpart… Read more ›

I set out to write a post a few days back about positive images of independent, married women in pop culture, and I ran into a problem. I couldn’t think of any. The closest I could come was Mad About You,… Read more ›

Commenter kb left an interesting comment on my post, Working on a Kinder Marriage a few days ago, and I wanted to address it in a post rather than a comment reply because I think it is such an interesting… Read more ›

They say that the worst thing after a big life event, whether positive or negative, is the year that follows. It’s a year of anniversaries, because you remember how different life was a year ago before the big event. I… Read more ›

Thanks to Amanda, I saw this article the other day that told me and every other woman with an engagement ring out there, When On An Interview, Leave The Bling At Home. Apparently some jobseekers have damaged their chances for… Read more ›

I am so fortunate to have had the opportunity to interact with Carrie. Since well before I joined the Gender Across Borders team, and ever since, Carrie has literally had nothing but wonderful things to say to me, about me,… Read more ›

When I met Colleen, we were at a reading for Reality Bites Back with Jenn Pozner. After the reading, she pulled me aside and said “I don’t know you at all, but I hear you’re a teacher and I want… Read more ›

Can I just say I love Jillian? OK, I’ll say it: I love Jillian. I have been asking her to write this post pretty much since we met, or at least since she told me the story about her grandmother… Read more ›

Penny has fleas. Apparently, this is something that happens to dogs, and it really isn’t a big deal unless the fleas go undiscovered and vampire too much blood out of the dog, causing anemia. Yes, I just used vampire as… Read more ›

This piece was originally posted at The MamaFesto. When my husband, Tim, and I got married, I didn’t change my name. Reactions to this ranged from shock and dismay to a pat on the back, though nothing got to me… Read more ›

When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person. Our soul mate is the one who makes life come to life. -Richard Bach, from The Bridge Across Forever I was never the… Read more ›