BalancingMotherhood

When women think about getting married, one of the things at the top of the list is the wedding dress. Jeffrey Zaslow, captures the mystique of the wedding dress in his new book, The Magic Room, but goes well beyond the dress as he follows real brides through their journeys to the altar. There are tales of sorrow, lost loves, broken dreams, injuries and even some deaths catalogued among the stories.  Each bride featured in the book has an interesting story about her family and her road to the bridal shop. Zaslow follows each bride and how she chooses her gown.  Read more >

I recently found one of my sorority sisters on Facebook. I hadn't spoken to her in over 15 years and had no idea what she had been doing, where she had been living, if she had a family. Well, I found out and it saddened me. She is a mother of two beautiful children, one who died at the age of 9 from brain cancer. I decided to write to her asking if she would tell part of her story for my readers. Boy, did she talk. About life with her son, her daughter, her husband. How her son would help others in the hospital while he, himself, was receiving treatments. A selfless child.  Read more >

I've been wondering what happened to the "Sesame Street" that I grew up with. The version I've shown my son is very different. All the characters are different: Bert and Ernie are rarely on, and if they are, they aren't together (did they have a fight? are they not friends anymore?), Grover is second to Elmo and Oscar isn't quite as grouchy. But the thing that drives me crazy is that Snufolofogous can be seen by everyone, not just Big Bird. Now he's even called just "Snuffy." That's what 30 years does -- changes things.  Read more >

I can certainly understand why Hollywood writers would go on strike. Seems they are getting the short end of the money stick these days. But, this is really going to affect ME! Especially, my soap opera. You see, I've been watching The Young & the Restless for more than 20 years. Probably closer to 30 years. It's sad how long I've been watching this show, before I should have been watching it for sure, because I'm not that old! At any rate, I do watch it. Every day. Sometimes I save several episodes so that I can watch them together and have a soap marathon.  Read more >