A list

(not to be confused with A-list.) I have written many times before about my love for the lifestyle/style/parenting/food/entertaining/everything blog called Ramshackle Glam . In many ways, I think that RG was my first real experience with the blog world. Jordan, owner and writer of the site, went from someone whose life I watched from afar to a woman whom ...

Love is Love

I should start off by saying that this post is not what you think it is going to be about. And, that this post is exactly what you think it is going to be about. Since the news of yesterday's horrific shooting in Orlando broke (and I am choosing my words carefully; it was many things, and ...

Olive & Spruce

This is the story of how I met my new partner, Olive & Spruce. It has gotten kind of serious, so I figured I had to share. Here goes: For a blogger, I am often late to technology parties. I was the last of my friends to start a Pinterest page, it took a lot of arm ...

Dear Five-Year-Old-Daughter,

Dear Five-Year-Old-Daughter, I could write and write and write about how incredible it is--how incredulous I am--that you are about to enter Kindergarten; how I don't understand when you grew to be this size. It is mind-blowing. But, instead, I am going to tell you about the snapshot from one morning. This morning, in fact, when you ...

Household Staffing

Earlier this week we got to see the Elvis Costello and Steely Dan concert with my parents. It was awesome; not just the musicianship, but getting to experience another amazing live show with the people who so influenced my lifelong love of music. I have written so many times about how my dad and I share ...

There was nothing there.

I just woke up and my skin felt clammy, a unique phenomenon for someone who is perpetually cold. My heart was beating quickly. My brain seemed foggy and it took me a few extra seconds to shake the sleep from my head. My hand was on my bare stomach. There was nothing there. *** Last week, I was out to lunch ...

hashtag accomplishments

So, this is what I am going to call "Confessions Week" here on Mommy, Ever After. I am about to admit yet another secret of sorts, about which I am simultaneously proud and also a bit sheepish. Earlier this week I admitted that my son is a maniac. And you seemed to get it. That felt ...

June #birchbox

I have loved every ounce (especially when they are ounces of anti-aging serums) of my experience of being a Birchbox #Birchblogger. I adore opening my boxes each month and reading and reviewing books before they are officially released as part of the #BirchboxBookClub. This experience falls under the "wellness" portion of this site, as I believe ...

Handling things.

I realize that I am completely biased here, but I think that my daughter is pretty darn special. It isn't just that's she is cute (she is) or beautiful (she is) or funny (she is) but she is so sensitive and so wise. Sometimes, her wisdom confuses me, as I have to remind myself that she is, in ...

We talked about sex. (Let’s talk some more.)

SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT UPDATE: Last week, I wrote my first ever post about sex. I am very careful about the content that I include on my site, a site called "Mommy, Ever After", but I think that the post (and the subsequent conversations that it sparked) are lifestyle issues that will help all of us ...