Two years ago today I had my last day in the office at Simon & Schuster. At the time, only one friend knew that I wasn’t going to come back after my maternity leave. Pregnancy prepared me for the next stage of motherhood in a lot of ways, and I had plenty of time to […]

Things that happened yesterday, on my birthday:   I pulled something in my left thumb, while saving Jacob from harm in a situation I can’t even remember.   I got my first bee sting.   My favorite pair of sandals broke.   And yet, my day was awesome.   First, because I need my right […]

This weekend, we celebrated my birthday (which, if you were wondering, is today). John planned a fabulous weekend that included movie-watching, game-playing, and dessert-eating, among other things. We went out to dinner one night, and thanks to a manicure-pedicure, my nails are now a delightful shade of “Suzi Sells Sushi by the Seashore” (translation: pink). […]