Whee. Puberty. There’s a reason to have a party. Or beat your face into a wall. by @SarahinMI

My stepson is fourteen. This means that he’s suddenly taller than me. He eats all the food in our house. And he’s got that funky smell that singes the lining of your nose and yet… he doesn’t notice it or care about it. It also means that he was kinda sorta overdue for that talk. You know. THAT talk. I think my husband put it off far longer than he should. I think his procrastination was in...

Sexy is as sexy does by @SarahinMI

I am my own worst critic. And I’m definitely not sexy. Or at least, I thought not when I first set out to write this post. In fact, I was so set on the topic: I’m too ridiculous to be sexy. On me, sexy is less Victoria’s Secret model and more George Costanza’s Art of Seduction. So I set out to replicate my buddy George’s famous pose. First – did you know how freaking hard it is to...

A little advice from @SarahInMI

As a parent, I dispense advice daily – from the oh-so-crucial medical advice (”Don’t put toys in your ears”) to hygiene advice (”Don’t pick your nose, and if you’re gonna pick your nose SO HELP ME DON’T LET ME CATCH YOU PUTTING IT IN YOUR MOUTH!”), to friendship advice (”Be the kind of friend you’d like someone to be to you”). As my daughters...

The real-life steel magnolias by @sarahinmi

My friends constantly amaze me. They do. They are survivors. They are fighters. They are the kind of women who are able to face their obstacles, determine a course of action, and somehow against all odds, persevere. In other words – my girls ain’t sissies. It is no wonder that I surround myself with strong women. Even when my mother was married, she essentially carried the weight of our family upon her...

A different kind of mysterious playlist from @sarahinmi

You know what? The word “MYSTERY” (and variations thereof) are used A LOT in music – but there was only so much U2 and Sarah McLachlan I could stand* so I went another route. A few weeks ago, someone mentioned New Kids on the Block – now, I was a huge fan IN THE DAY. Donnie Wahlberg? Oh yeah, he did swoony things to my twelve year old heart. Waaaay back when, I saw them in concert. Opening...