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IKEA-fied
I’m a big fan of IKEA. I think their products improve my life and are a good value to boot. As a parent, I often wonder how people furnished their kids’ rooms before IKEA, especially when I see the...
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black thumb
My mom believes that indoor plants are good for a home because they purify the air. Her house is virtually a terranium full of lush, living things. She wants me to breathe pure air, so she keeps...
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downers: Saran Wrap
The hardest thing about this blog is not giving into the temptation to use it as a platform to rant about all of life’s minor annoyances. But everyone has their limits. And I reached mine with Saran...
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downers: composting
Six months ago, as part of its ongoing bid to secede from the United States and get annexed by Scandinavia, Portland instituted mandatory composting. The city provided every house with a cute 3-gallon...
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remember the Gateway
At a car dealership last night, I wanted to buy a new car and the salesperson was making it really hard to say no. Luckily, Tom was there, doing his best “tough guy.” As the price dropped lower and...
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sleeping with the enemy
I enjoy being home without Tom, for short periods of time. I have behavior that I save for Tom’s trips, like the cleaning out of my food cupboards (by mouth), and the voracious reading of the romance...
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the Costco effect
I have a complicated relationship with Costco. When I was young, my brother and I would spend Saturdays there with my parents, shopping for food and cigarettes for the smoke shop that my parents owned...
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eaten alive by toys
Tom and I recently went to a parent education thing at our kids’ school. Actually it was six hours over a Friday night and Saturday morning, so you know it must have been killer when I say it was worth...
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stealing shampoo
I use “The Ethicist” column from the NYT as a moral barometer of sorts. It’s nice to check in every Sunday and verify that one is measurably less insane than the people who write into the column....
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