When I was a child, my parents went through a Ground Turkey Phase. I think everybody’s parents went through this phase in the ’70s. I remember how gross the turkey burgers were: dry and solid and a weird pale color.
You can imagine my reluctance to try ground turkey again, then, when Paul […]

I can’t believe I haven’t recommended this facial cleanser before, but searching the site tells me I have in fact been HORRIBLY REMISS. I’m a huge fan of the Philosophy line of skincare, and this is yet another product from their brand that lives up to its promise. Purity is a really mild cleanser that […]

I bought this to use on the kids as a nice, boring, hypoallergenic moisturizer, and a day later I’d stolen it and put it on my bureau. I bought another bottle for the kids, and it ended up on my computer desk. One more bottle, and then I’ll stop.
It’s unscented (well, “unfragranced”), and […]

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that although I was in a very positive exercise routine before I got pregnant, I pretty much dropped almost everything in my first trimester as soon as the nausea and tiredness made their effects known. I had all these great plans to continue working out once I felt better, […]

When during my first pregnancy I found out I was expecting a boy, one of my first thoughts was, “But I don’t know anything about dinosaurs!” Oh, Ghost of Swistle Past and her inappropriate gender assumptions! Little did I know that nine years later I would only JUST NOW be learning about dinosaurs, […]