How to sleep alone in a king-size bed

Disclaimer: any time I pick up a divorce memoir, I do so cautiously. I’m prepared to swim in a sea of sadness. This is why I loved Theo Pauline Nestor’s book How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed: she made me laugh. Even in her darkest moods, Theo manages to be funny.
“Last night we [...]

How do you vacation when you’re a single mom?

Recently, a regular reader, “Greg Peck Fan,” wrote to ask:

“How do single moms do vacations? Disney by myself, with two kids? Uh…I can’t even figure out how the line logistics would work. Plus my two kids are 5 years apart. So, I’m just in trouble.”
This is how I’ve pulled off a fun, relaxing vacation: [...]

Going to BlogHer, and then turning 36

Here’s a little photo diary of the weekend for all of you:

I was tickled to meet Secret Agent Josephine, who played Devil’s Advocate with me recently at Work It Mom.
The night before BlogHer, Guy Kawasaki invited 250 women bloggers (and a trickle of male bloggers, like Laid off Dad) to his home on Thursday night. [...]

Christie Brinkley: How much should the kids know?

Update: Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook  have reached a settlement. According to recent AP news, She’ll “give Cook $2.1 million but keep 18 properties in the Hamptons that were at dispute. Cook will get parenting time with the children, under an agreement mutually satisfactory to both.”
No matter which way you turn, it’s hard to ignore [...]

When men are confused

Maybe it’s because the world feels unsteady right now, as if there’s a constant undertow.
Or maybe it’s because there’s a Capricorn moon with Saturn in Virgo.
All I know is, there’s a comment awaiting moderation right now in response to my post about “Kate Hudson: “Boys, Meet My Son.”
The comment, however, has nothing to do with [...]