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Is ambivalence the default state of mind for a twenty-first century mother? Work. Stay at home. Either way, you will second-guess your decision on a daily basis and feel the judgmental eyes of others on you at every turn. If you work outside the home, you worry about the time you are not spending with your [...] I have a new post up on the Chicago Moms Blog about using some of the skills I learned in the workplace in my role as a stay-at-home mom. Please stop by a take a look! Tweet Ever since I started this blog — a whole two months ago — my husband has been trying to figure out a way to get on here. He happens to be a terrific writer and editor, and those qualities are among the things that brought us together: we first became friends when we worked together on the Law Review, and [...] Marketing Mommy! I promise that I did not rig the results, but I have to admit that I am slightly relieved that the winner is someone local. Marketing Mommy, I will drop you an email. Thanks to everyone who entered. If you are really heartbroken, send me an email. I do give jam away pretty readily. Tweet A high school classmate of mine, Sutton Stokes, who writes a column in the Washington Times entitled Went West, recently wrote a series of columns about his and his wife’s decision to leave Missoula, Montana to move to the small town of Elkins, West Virginia. Sutton’s decision was driven, in part, by his desire to [...] I have a new post up on the Chicago Moms Blog about why I sometimes dream about having another baby — although I know it’s not happening. So, come take a look. Meanwhile, don’t forget to enter the contest for the jar of my homemade strawberry-rhubarb jam! You can enter by 1) leaving a comment to the [...] Spring has finally arrived in suburban Cook County and it is making us all giddy. As soon as the temps hit the upper 60′s, Zuzu starts angling to wear her new sundresses. J.R., proud of his new trike-pedaling prowess, wants to play outside every single minute of the day. And we all start thinking ahead [...] As part of my quest for social media domination, today I am over at the Chicago Moms Blog talking about my Zuzu and how my husband and I are raising her to be a music lover. So please stop by and check it out. The Chicago Moms Blog is a terrific community of bloggers and I am really honored that they invited me to [...] Today, I have a guest post on the Chicago parenting blog, Wee Windy City, talking about why I love raising my kids in the Oak Park/River Forest area. It’s part of Wee Windy City’s Neighborhood Spotlight series. Please come by and take a look! Did I leave out your favorite local spot? Leave a comment and let me [...] When I was researching the guest post on matzo ball soup that I did for my friend Kate’s food blog Savour-Fare, I came across the book Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited by the food writer Arthur Schwartz, who is known as “the Food Maven.” Originally, I checked this book out of the library, but [...] I wasn’t kidding. My husband and I make matzo pizza every Passover. My husband’s parents used to make it for him and his brother when they were growing up. I came up with the innovation of putting the sauce on top of the cheese so the matzo doesn’t get soggy — ar at least as [...] |
 
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