Plume Creative/DigitalVision/Getty Images Ten years and four kids into this motherhood gig and my outlook on Mother’s Day has been pretty much the same. Call me selfish (and maybe a little materialistic), but I have looked at this day as a ‘get out of responsibilities free’ card — a chance to spoil myself without the...
DekiArt/E+/Getty Images When my mom was pregnant, she and my dad couldn’t seem to come to a consensus on what I should be named. My mom wanted Danielle or Grace while my dad was gunning hard for Sharon or Brenda. (It was the ’80s.) Fortunately, my great-grandma suggested “Jamie,” which she’d apparently heard on “one...
Netflix Looking for a good TV show is always a struggle. Looking for one that can hold your attention without being too overwhelming? Even harder. Looking for one that can hold your attention but also give you the freedom to fold some laundry or paint your nails or order groceries? Well, that’s like finding a...
Instagram Deciding to tie your life to another person is no small thing. And so marriage isn’t always easy… but it also shouldn’t always be hard. There should be an equilibrium where all partners feel like the work they’re putting into their relationship is at least as powerful as the joy and partnership they’re getting...