Fear is

This week was a very big week for my not-s0-little girl. She lost her first tooth. She got to spot the tooth fairy scaling our bannister and was able to follow the trail of fairydust that she had left behind in our backyard. (When she woke up and I showed her the "photo that I had captured" she asked, ...

The lollipop bank

I am a writer; a blogger. I write on this site, I am writing a book, I write notes in my kids' lunch boxes each day. Sometimes, my posts are long with lessons; sometimes they are my way of chronicling life in the moment; sometimes my posts are photos and other times they are haikus. Today my post ...

So sad

"Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example,'The night is shattered and the blue stars shiver in the distance.' The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her..." -Pablo Neruda *** Tomorrow, it will be one week. One week since I got a call from a ...

The best

Do you know what is the best? The best is when you're sitting in your office (read: on the bed, laptop propped up on the faux fur pillow on your lap) and you get a call from your amazing Public Relations Manager, Kimberly Ettinger, and Kim says, "I just got a message from the people at Main Line Today and ...

Big News!

Well, I have to come clean. I have been keeping a secret from you, holding it close to the vest and close to my heart. But now I can share some big news! It's time for a new Edition to my world... I am writing a book! More than that---I have a book deal! Thanks to my amazing literary agent, Renée ...

Why I write.

If you follow me on any form of social media, or if you happened to have opened to the front page of Saturday's Business section of the The New York Times, or if you've talked to my parents or Pop Pop in the past few days, you will know that I had quite the exciting experience last week, ...

Wrong About Me

Today, I took both of my kids to school. They go to different schools. I dropped my daughter off first. During the five minute drive from her school to his, I played this song twice. "Wrong About Me" (I am including a link to a live performance, but I also highly recommend that you check out the studio version). https://youtu.be/dFI-eR-VLHc And you ...

Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Eve. Right now, I am celebrating by typing in my office (read: bed. It is so warm and cozy in here! I have THIS on my lap!) and listening to the three people whom I love the most as they play downstairs. They are playing Yo Gabba Gabba and something called Bunchems and beautiful, blessed music. I ...

Pardon Me

As I am supposed to be doing a lot of things, like posting this week's Together, Ever After story, writing all about our amazing experience with the iLove Photobooth Team for our Mischief Night party last weekend, (because...I mean... it was OFF THE HOOK.) But, alas, check it: The 2 important things to note in the status above: I am home with ...

511 Ever After

As part of my writing here on this site, I have made the decision to let you, my dear readers, into my life and that means, often times, into my home. You see pictures of us dancing on the living room ottoman, snuggling under my soft, white duvet and writing music in the sunroom. Decorating my home ...