My son usually goes to bed at around 7 pm each night. What used to be a fairly simple task has turned into the impossible over the past few nights. You see, he has discovered how to pull himself up to a sitting position all on his own. So now, whenever I [...]
A few years ago my friend Mary introduced me to one of her family’s favorite recipes–Green Chili Chicken Burritos. The original recipe called for chicken thighs, which I’m not particularly a fan of. So I tweaked the ingredients a bit and came up with a recipe that I’m now semi-famous for. Try [...]
One of the strangest phenomena in American culture has to be the “First Birthday”. It’s a party that is predominantly made up of adults, getting together under the premise of celebrating a child’s first year of life. It essentially involves mass quantities of food, an arbitrary sporting event such as golf or curling [...]
I have this group of women that I communicate with daily on an online local message board. What started off as just asking general questions like, “Where’s a good place in Tempe to get sushi?”, or “Who knows of a good hairstylist in Glendale?” has turned into some pretty good friendships. Many of us now [...]
After over a year of being out of the loop in my former career, I’m going back on Monday. It’s incredible the wave of different emotions that I’m riding. One minute I’m thankful that I was able to get back into the workforce without any effort, and the next I’m heartbroken.
Working was easy before I [...]