(Featured photo courtesy of Target and a gorgeous curvy model!) I’m up bright and early to share a story of empowerment that I hope inspires…
Category: Humor
You’re Hosting an Exchange Student Named Alexa
As it turns out, your teenager can give the thumbs up for hosting an exchange student without your consent. That’s how it’s done these days. …
The Worst Magic Show Ever
Last night I met up with my dear friends Candace and Lori for dinner at one of our favorite Austin restaurants, Phara’s. Phara’s is always…
Six Years Late to the GOT Party
It’s hard to imagine it now, but at one point, I refused to join Facebook. “It seems like a time suck,” I’d say. “I don’t…
They Actually Call it Tech Neck
Do you ever get ready for the day, get in the car and the person in the car mirror is a totally different version of…
Get Up, Stand Up
Cross doing stand-up off the bucket list! First, the back story. I’ve always had a secret desire to try stand-up. I thought about how for…
Confessions of a Cookie Mom
(This appeared on Huffington Post on 2/14/14.) As much as I would love to tell you that I’m the kind of working mother who has…
Smells Like One Direction
(Posted originally on The Huffington Post, 8/24/15) As the mother of a daughter entering 7th grade, I’ve learned to pick my battles. When she begged me…
Nursing the Sleepover Hangover
When your kid is invited to a sleepover, it’s like a commercial for a Royal Caribbean cruise. The list of perks is so sexy, you’d…
Somebody Give This Kid a Trophy
(This appeared in Huffington Post on 1/14/15) While cleaning her room the other day, my 11-year-old daughter came out holding two trophies. “Mom,” she said,…