Sorry, Ryan , you'll have to wait. I have to read this article on kids taking Good Grade Pills. Like a lot of people, I started yesterday off with a cup of coffee, the French Open and the New York Times. My plan was to focus on my man Rafa while flipping through the style […]
My son Brookes is 17 today. That make me 17 years into my journey as a mom. Normally, I’m not a big fan of the word “journey”– to new age-y for me– but motherhood definitely qualifies a trip. No doubt it’s an ongoing series of stops and starts, detours, flat tires, questionable food, questionable directions, […]
Last night, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Altadena Public library to a wonderful group of volunteers ( and others.) During the question and answer period, a woman asked me about balancing work and motherhood. It’s a question I get almost every time I speak in some form or another, but last night […]
How awesome are these Lego Olympians? Alas, available only in the UK. I hope you Brits appreciate the Legos more than you seem to be appreciating London 2012. On the show this week: Chaos Chronicles Podcast 515: Panini Generation Update; Olympic Fever; and Parenting Average Children The Panini Generation: Living with Alzheimers From the […]
Two of my author friends are in the news this week. Good for them! Claire Cook is publishing her next novel, Wallflower in Bloom in a few days. It arrives on June 5th in hardback and Kindle. Jennifer Egan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Visit from the Goon Squad is publishing a new short […]
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the future of The Chaos Chronicles, in the sense that soon, with one son in college and only one son at home, my life would not actually be that Chaotic. Maybe I should transition now to The Calm Chronicles or The Now What Chronicles? Then, last week happened and I […]
My schedule got a little chaotic this week. Thanks for your patience. In return, how about: MY MOTHER’S UNBELIEVABLE BLUEBERRY MUFFINS 3 ½ c. sifted all-purpose flour 2 T. baking powder ¾ c. sugar Pinch of salt 5 eggs, slightly beaten ½ c. milk 5 oz. unsalted butter, melted and cooled 4 or 5 cups […]
Sunday night at 9pm, my high school Junior announced the he needed to start The Cather in the Rye on Monday. Did we have a copy, he asked. Thanks for the head’s up! Fortunately, we have a bookshelf filled with Classics We Read in High School and College. Moneysaver ! I pulled the classic edition […]
On the podcast this week: The Chaos Chronicles: Goodbye and Thank you for all the dishes, Donna Summer News Round-Up: Coffee makes you live longer; Facebook IPO; John Edwards Trial Advice for Getting through Graduations, from Pre-school to College To Do List: Battleship & Barefoot Contessa Related Links: Want to see/hear a few pages […]
When I’m writing, I know I’m in the zone when I start to picture scenes in my head in the middle of the night. I have very clear visions of action unfolding, complete with dialogue and jokes. That’s a good thing and a bad thing, of course. Bad thing: I’m lying awake and not getting […]
