I went home to visit my parents over the holidays and they had a surprise waiting for me. No, not a new car or even a cashmere sweater. Instead, they pulled out ALL of the boxes of stuff I was saving for posterity (or something like that). All fifteen boxes, each filled to the brim [...]
Dear Sarah, For a long time I really didn’t think I was pretty. In fact, I thought I was really ugly, and I had really low self-esteem. For a while I didn’t really think about it all that much, but now it keeps replaying in my head. I feel as if none of the boys [...]
A lot of the teenagers I know have had a really hard time finding jobs, and some of those who have had to promise to stay into the school year (not just a summer gig). I’m not the only one who’s finding this. The Los Angeles Times had a column about it – from a mom [...]
The economy is tanking. Not to sound depressing or anything, but gas is a freaking fortune and milk for my beloved Quaker Oatmeal Squares is ridiculously expense. (Note: If you haven't tried Oatmeal Squares, then you should. They come in a blue box.) I find is particularly interesting that in this time of financial worry, there [...]
My parents came to visit me and my husband in New York a few months ago (they hadn’t come to see us in THREE YEARS and I told them if they didn’t come by March 1, 2008, they were officially disowned. They booked plane tickets like the next day–they could tell I was serious). Anyway, [...]
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