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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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 25, 2020, 10:04 amFebruary 25, 2020 0
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 8, 2019, 10:49 amDecember 25, 2019 0
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 …

Melanie DaleJune 5, 2018, 6:30 amApril 6, 2019 0
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 …

Melanie DaleApril 20, 2018, 12:34 pmApril 20, 2018 1
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 …

Melanie DaleMarch 27, 2018, 7:00 amMarch 26, 2018 1
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 12, 2018, 5:34 pmFebruary 12, 2018 0
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 …

Melanie DaleJanuary 30, 2018, 10:06 amApril 6, 2019 0
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 …

Melanie DaleAugust 13, 2017, 1:34 pmAugust 13, 2017 2
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 …

Melanie DaleJune 14, 2017, 12:43 pmJune 14, 2017 0
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 2, 2017, 11:29 amFebruary 2, 2017 1
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 …

Melanie DaleNovember 11, 2016, 2:23 pmNovember 11, 2016 6
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 …

Melanie DaleJuly 28, 2016, 7:34 amJuly 28, 2016 1
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 …

Melanie DaleMay 25, 2016, 8:32 amMay 25, 2016 0
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 …

Melanie DaleMarch 15, 2016, 7:43 amMarch 29, 2016 1
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 …

Melanie DaleMarch 1, 2016, 10:00 amApril 6, 2019 0
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 11, 2016, 8:34 amMarch 29, 2016 2
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 4, 2016, 8:43 amMarch 29, 2016 12
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 …

Melanie DaleFebruary 2, 2016, 7:36 amMarch 29, 2016 1
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 …

Melanie DaleJanuary 21, 2016, 7:44 amSeptember 11, 2018 1
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 …

Melanie DaleNovember 25, 2015, 10:22 amMarch 28, 2016 2
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 …

Melanie DaleNovember 23, 2015, 8:47 amNovember 23, 2015 2
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 …

Melanie DaleOctober 19, 2015, 11:56 amOctober 19, 2015 20
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 …

Melanie DaleSeptember 16, 2015, 1:23 pmMarch 28, 2016 2
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 …

Melanie DaleSeptember 2, 2015, 6:49 amSeptember 2, 2015 0

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