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People frequently ask me questions about the business side of blogging and how we justify the time and money we pour into it. And by people, I mean the IRS. Just kidding, y’all. We’ve never been audited. [Until she was dumb enough to put that in writing.] Seriously, though, I’ve had several friends and family […]

I have a love-hate relationship with Pinterest. Few things undermine my sense of accomplishment as a mother, housewife and overall human being more than that ridiculous website. And, yet, I’m still enthralled with it. (That grumpy cat sucks me in every time.) Pinterest tells us, “Hey, you want to plan a baby shower for a […]

As promised, here is part 2 of my ground-breaking series:  “How to be the Perfect Grandparent.”

Have you ever heard the expression that fish and company stink after three days? Interestingly, I first heard it from my father-in-law…probably on day four of a two week visit to his house. Though, I’m sure he didn’t intend for me to draw a parallel between the expression and our visit there. Noooooooooo. I’m sure […]

Oh, hello there! Sorry, I didn’t hear you come in. I’m just in the kitchen where I always am…whipping up a batch of organic, gluten-free cookies with my perfectly well-behaved baby while I update my blog.

I forget myself sometimes. It happens every time I attend a live theatre performance. Especially on Broadway. I forget that I’m a wife. I forget that I’m a mother. I forget that I actually drive a minivan. I forget that I can’t move to New York and work in a restaurant the rest of my […]

I couldn’t pull myself away from the computer last night as I read article after article about the senseless bombings that occurred in Boston. I can’t imagine the gore, the terror, the agony and the panic that those people and their families must have experienced. My heart is so heavy…

No photo sums up our weekend trip to New York City better than this one: L-O-V-E. Loved our first weekend away with just the two of us since the kiddos were born.

While we’re off gallivanting in New York City, I thought I would introduce you to the Katy from nearly a decade ago. This post was written on Tuesday, April 13, 2004, on “Postcards from Leeds,” a blog I kept during my year abroad as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar in Leeds, England. Any comments in […]

Start spreading the news. We’re leaving today. (Actually, tomorrow.) We want to be a part of it. New York, New York. Sorry, I can’t help myself. I’ve been singing this song ever since Brian gifted me (on Valentine’s Day) with a trip to New York City. Actually he gifted me with a trip anywhere I […]