Christmas gives me the shits. Or at least it used to. The music, the colors, the intensity in which it is rammed down our throats starting in October,…
Holidays are pretty stressful on their own, but when you have to introduce a new relationship to your entire family, it adds a whole new level of festive…
You read it right, there are 12 weeks of jingle, plinky, sparkly, ring-a-ding holidays. Don’t believe me? Okay, I get it, but we need to stop denying Christmas…
I am a Christmas person. I don’t love eggnog, but I love everything else about Christmas. We believe in Santa. And Jesus. The Santa and Jesus combo on…
Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la ‘Tis the season to be…judgey?!? Wait a minute. I don’t remember that…
From early October, when the stores start setting out their Christmas decorations, to the week after New Year’s Day, it’s everything Christmas. It drives me nuts. I hate…
If you are a person of faith reading this, please remember that not everybody believes in what you do, however, most of us Atheists would stand up for…
It is with sadness that I inform you The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Holiday Special has been cancelled. I know, I am gutted too. This one hour of…
I grew up in the deep South, land of cotton fields and family trees that are more stunted bush than towering oak. You introduce yourself to strangers as,…
Remember Thanksgivings before you had kids? I remember my first “adult” Thanksgiving laughing with family and friends, while cooking and sipping wine. The mismatched plates, not enough wine…
No, it’s not because it happens to be the “all Pleather week” in our bedroom… I appreciate Thanksgiving week for a whole other reason. Don’t hate me for…
The book, The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein, is one of the most polarized children’s books ever published. The message changes depending on the consideration of the reader. The…
If you’ve been living a life, then you know firsthand how much it loves to throw unexpected little disasters your way. Like that time you ordered a Quarter…
Stores decorated In early October Pressure and panic I have fallen behind Credit cards maxed out with so much to buy These are a few of my favorite…