"What are you watching?" My 9-year-old daughter has just caught me watching The Bachelorette. Normally this is an activity I'd reserve for after the kids have gone to bed, but it's summer, and "after they've gone to bed" is practically when I go to bed. "It's called The Bachelorette. It's a horrible, horrible show where [...]

Today, while everyone was writing sentimental posts and acrostic poems about dads, I was hoping to baby Jebus that my husband wouldn't remember it was Father's Day. Not that he really would've remembered. Tenzin and I are sort of famous for not making a big deal out of holidays anyway. Truth be told, I wasn't [...]

So every year for I don't know how many years (I'd have to look it up) we've had a Chinese New Year party. It's something my husband, Tenzin, and I always wanted to do before we had kids but never managed to pull together. Then we tried to do it after kids and could never [...]

Just to be clear from the get-go, I like flowers. Nothing against flowers. I've received, grown, and bought many a flower that's made my life a happier place. That said, I probably won't be getting flowers on Valentine's Day. There's the slightest chance my husband and kids will stop off at the store on the [...]

Last night I came home from a friend's house to find this: Now to the untrained eye, this may look like a mere desk with some random (really random) stuff on it in a typical suburban home. But to me, it was -- don't laugh -- the best anniversary present evah. Today is our fifteenth [...]

So the other night, after a lovely dinner with friends, my husband went upstairs and pulled all his toenails off.Okay, that's not entirely accurate. He pulled four of his toenails off. I'd show you all a picture if I didn't think it'd make you hurl.My husband, Tenzin, has been battling toenail fungus for the last [...]

Okay, confession time. And this is kind of a weird one, so if you're one of my guy friends in particular, you may just want to stop reading here.Seriously.So Elfie, my 6-year-old daughter, started camp this week, and she's kind of freaking out. The place has one bathroom where all the girls change clothes and [...]

I had to open the front door all by myself today.For the first time in almost ten years, the doorbell rang, and I found myself all alone, face-to-face with a strange man. No intimidating presence at my side. No low bark encouraging the guy to take a half-step back. No furry head pressed against my [...]

I'm having one of my typically partly sunny days.On the one hand, it's kind of been like my birthday. The Empress, over at Good Day Regular People, featured me in her "Get To Know Thursdays." I don't want to get all hyperbolical on everybody, but you know how they honor people at awards shows with [...]