Seriously, I have the world’s best cat. No offense to my other cat, but The Kitten has a lot going for her in the way of personality (if not so much by name). This cat will follow me all day long anywhere and everywhere. I know. This should be annoying. And in fact I’ve had […]
Author: Kandace Chapple
GTW Editorial: Shopping Strategy
With the holiday season here, it’s safe to say most of these buys are done exclusively by women: The Emergency BuyThis occurs sometime before midnight Christmas Eve, but not much. It’s when you realize one of your children has one more toy than the others. You can’t bear to think of taking away a toy, […]
Are you expecting?
A friend of mine just posted this awesome entry about being asked if she was expecting when she was not. We all have some version of this story, don’t we? If you don’t, step off. If you do, let me share mine. It was maybe 4 years ago and I’d been talked into modeling an […]
Book excerpt: The Wedding Reception
Lainey entered the wedding reception with high expectations. She was overdue. The year had brought her enough angst to fuel a college kegger. Tonight, she had a babysitter, a hotel room, dancing shoes, and little doubt she would even the score. She found her name place card in the most delightful of places: at the […]
Motherhood: Home Alone
It’s sad but true. I feel safer staying home with my two children than I do staying home alone. Translation: The first and third graders are my protection. But they are finally old enough to go off to deer camp for a night or two… leaving me alone. Very alone. And here’s what last Saturday […]