Originals

“Divorce is always good news. I know that sounds weird, but it’s true because no good marriage has ever ended in divorce—That would be sad. If two people were married and they were really and they just had a great thing and then they got divorced, that would be really sad. But that has happened zero times.” […]

It’s been an unusually cold, unnaturally long winter—but on the flip side, we’ve been saving a fortune on pedicures. As swell as that’s been, it’s finally time to renew our relationship with the pumice stone. Strappy sandals, sporty slides and barefoot beach days all mean one thing: our toes will be on full display, and we don’t want

Happy almost “National Have a Macaroon Day!” Not to be confused with their dainty, crème-filled French cousins, macaroons are small circular cakes, typically made using almonds or coconut, sugar and egg whites. Whether they’re dipped in chocolate, infused with fruit or served straight up, these crisp, yet chewy confections make the perfect gluten-free, off-the-beaten-path dessert. In honor of the May

Imagine you are thrown into another family’s home. You have no experience with the family’s systems or protocols. You are asked to keep the day-to-day of this family’s schedule as consistent as possible, but you have absolutely no idea of where to begin. In frantic frustration you ask yourself “Doesn’t this house come with an

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” ― Maya Angelou Maya Angelou passed away today, May 28, 2014, at the age of

OK, there’s no one-size-fits-all list when it comes to what will make a man’s Father’s Day complete. Maybe the patriarch in your life is an former running back who just wants to toss around the pigskin with his kids. Or perhaps he spends the majority of his time grinding at the office, and just wants a day

Sometimes my daughter, Harper, is very good at entertaining herself and will be busy playing school or changing her dollies’ diapers or bossing around Murray and the Big Kids or “reading” or cutting holes in her socks for many blissful minutes. Others, not so much. And what with her little brother hanging around, I can’t

The sun’s out, the roads are clear and cycling season is back in full swing. It’s a great form of incidental exercise. If you live in a metropolitan area, it is often a faster way of getting from point A to point B than using public transit. After the brutal winter through which we suffered, we

We prefer our weeknight meals to be quick and delicious, so we avoid trying new recipes if we’re not sure our kids will go for them. Fortunately, calamari—deliciously kid-friendly in its fried form—is simple to prepare at home. There are ways of frying squid without a heavy dose of breading or insane amounts of oil. But the best,

Makeup has the knack for enhancing our personas. Adding a swipe of red lipstick for a romantic date night or shading in your eyebrows before a client can have the same results as donning a superhero costume—it gives us that boost of confidence, that dose of adrenaline that makes us feel like we can accomplish anything. Of course there are