Coffee+Crumbs: I Love You, but If You Leave Your Plate in the Sink Again I Will Shiv You in Your Sleep
“You should smile more,” my husband, Alex, said. My inner feminist reared up. How dare you, I thought. Next you’re …
Blog, Relationships
Blog, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Middle-Aged Sexy Time
“Agghh! My back! Why did you do that?!” I gasped. “I was trying to be sexy,” Alex admitted sheepishly. “I …
Podcast, Relationships
Lighten Up #77: Coffee Date with Alex and Melanie
Well, I just celebrated 18 years of marriage with Alex, which is ridiculous since we’re both only 25. If you …
Podcast, Relationships
The Lighten Up Guidelines for Laughing at Life
I was sitting on my thinking chair (the toilet) the other day when it occurred to me that while my …
Podcast, Relationships
Lighten Up #67: Marriage Crossover with Sarah Bragg
It’s time for our monthly crossover with Sarah Bragg, where we take a topic and talk about how to lighten …
Parenting, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Getting Up the Energy for a Fancy Date Night
(This photo is *not* from a fancy date night, but it is from our most recent date night, our annual …
Podcast, Relationships
Lighten Up #59: Friendship Crossover with Sarah Bragg
What is the most exciting thing about your favorite TV show? It’s when they do a crossover episode with your …
Parenting, Relationships
The Problem Is Ours
So many times now I’ve sat in front of my little personal blog and tried to organize thoughts about current …
Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Daddy Is My Favorite
“Mom, who’s your favorite person in this family?” she asked, batting her long lashes at me. After her siblings devolved …
Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Sometimes You Can Have Both
Have you ever unexpectedly ugly-cried after a movie? I watched a movie recently where the stars had to lay aside …
Faith, Relationships
How to Be a Good Neighbor in the Wake of the Election
My daughters were scared to go to school on Wednesday because they’re immigrants and someone told them they’d be sent …
Relationships
The Mudroom: Your Marriage Doesn’t Have to Look Like Anyone Else’s
When my friend Tammy, editor of The Mudroom blog, asked me to write about my marriage, I had to track …
General, Parenting, Relationships
Melanie Dale: Cheer Mom
I am the world’s worst soccer mom. I hate grass. I hate sports. I hate being outside and sweating. I …
Parenting, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: Eating Popcorn in the Dark Because You’ve Earned This
Attention moms of littles who haven’t peed in private in two years: It will get awesome. I promise you. Let …
10 Things, Relationships
10 Questions to Ask When Talking About the Election With Friends
I feel like America’s mom is sending it out the door today calling after it, “Make good choices!” Make good …
Relationships
How to Love Your Friends This Valentine’s Day
“I don’t want to see them,” I thought to myself guiltily. I’d scheduled a get together with a couple of …
Relationships
Dance Club for Moms
Yesterday as I was driving, I had the most glorious fantasy that I just have to share with you. You …
Parenting, Relationships
When Your Life Is a Training Montage from Ant-Man
I love superhero movies, with their origin stories and training montages, and this year I’ve enjoyed introducing my kids to …
10 Things, Parenting, Relationships
10 Things to Talk About Besides Your Kids
So you’re working your way around the bases with another mom, or maybe you’re fourth-basers but things are starting to …
Parenting, Relationships
Coffee+Crumbs: I Needed Her to Tell Me That
“Our house is filled with hate,” I choked out in sobbing gasps sitting on a dock with new friends. We …
Relationships
That Time I Played “Never Have I Ever” on TV
Oh my gosh, these episodes of the MomsEveryday panel I recorded have been airing all over the country for the …
Faith, Relationships
Allume, My Favorite Weekend of the Year
Well, “my favorite weekend of the year” has come and gone. This year’s Allume conference was as fantastic as ever, so …
Relationships
Creepiest Internet Mom Dating Story Ever?
If you’ve read Women Are Scary, do you remember my friend Lindsey who wrote the top ten list for dating …
Parenting, Relationships
MomsEveryday and That Time I Was in a TV Show
This summer, I was writing my fingers off trying to get my next book done on time when my PR …
