I thought some words were colloquial

This past week, the weather in L.A. has started to get hot. Really hot. Like, boarder-line annoying Hot. When my in-laws were here, they surprised us with a stand-up fan WITH A REMOTE! (you’d be surprised what we consider luxury items around here) and though it has made a difference, sometimes it just blows hot [...]

We are all evolving

If my mom calls while I’m watching Oprah, I mute the TV because in that moment, I define myself as a daughter first. When The Boss and I hang out, I’m a wife, and a friend, and when I’m working on an article, I channel the journalist in me. Throughout our lives, how we define [...]

W. is for wake the hell up!

Have I ever told you guys that The Boss is a My Little Heavy Sleeper? Oh yush he is. Oh yush you are you Wittle Heavy Sheeper. You Guys, Heavy Sleeper (which is how I’ll be referring to The Boss in today’s post) is one of the Top 3 heaviest sleepers in the world. The [...]

Moral: East coasters ROCK!

When you’re newlyweds, it’s sort of assumed that you’re going to be spending a lot of time together, and people understand. No one expects you to include them when you go out for dinner, catch a movie, or skip town for a weekend getaway, but eventually, every couple needs to find other couple friends. The [...]

And then I found out it was cow brain

The common cold needs fluids (and chicken soup), a sore throat needs a warm salt-water gargle, and targeting the right pressure points can get rid of a headache, and all of these are simple things that can easily be done at home. I’m not against over-the-counter, or prescription medication when needed, but I’m always interested [...]

Asphyxiation would have been more comforting

Early last week, I woke up with an awful crick in my neck. The kind that, if it had a sound, would be a nails-against-chalkboard screech in an octave so high it would put Mariah Carey to shame. Every parent with a toddler just rolled their eyes at me for pretending I heard that sound [...]

Work station

This was after I tidied up to take this picture.

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