http://orthoticcontessa.com Sat, 12 Apr 2008 22:16:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm a master of the obvious, no?Share This http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/04/12/on-hiatus/ I am not fake. Frankly, I don't have the energy to lie about anything. I also don't cheat. I am honest, loyal and I don't hide behind pseudonyms. My words on this blog are always authentic and true. This site belongs to me and is for ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/03/09/to-susan-anthony/ Yesterday would have been my grandmother's birthday. Today I have this story in the Chicago Tribune. I didn't realize when I wrote it (Wednesday) how the two would intersect. I have no doubt it is not a coincidence. Share This http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/03/09/a-little-freaky-a-lot-nice/ As a new parent we quickly get tuned into our babies. We know the cry that means hungry and the cry that means "I want to watch Dora." With toddlers we know what nonsensical words mean and they end up making sense to us. You end up ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/03/04/timmys-in-the-well/ The older we get, the more important it is to accessorize. Or is that exercise? Either way, you probably know someone who needs a little of one or the other. Or both. This public service blog post is brought to you in the spirit of well-dressed ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/02/28/take-one-thing-off/ Five years ago today I had been single for four months. So, in celebration of my 39th birthday, and to check on me in person, three of my oldest and dearest friends left their families and homes on the East Coast for the weekend. And after a lot ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/02/26/lucky/ On a sunny brisk Saturday morning a little over two weeks ago, my daughter and I headed out on a shopping expedition. We had so much fun that day I almost forgot to mention what else happened that day. Almost. We got into the car, and donned our sunglasses on ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/02/20/almost/ As the mother of a teen and a tween and a part-time preschool teacher I have a lot of real life experience with the trendy behavioral catch-phrase, impulse control. With teens it's a matter of stopping and thinking long enough to not follow the crowd down the wrong path ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/02/14/impulse-control/ When my kids were little we lived in Tucson, Arizona - land of the scorpions and home of silent-G saguaro cacti. In addition to prickly plants and poisonous insects -- there is also fabulous shopping. With my two-year old daughter strapped into her carseat, my son still at ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/02/10/bra-vo/ When you wake up in the morning and pluck a whisker from your chin, you know one thing for sure. The day can only get better. And that is when I realized, "Hey, if I was still blogging I would soooo blog this." And after five weeks, here I am to ... http://orthoticcontessa.com/2008/02/07/diary-of-a-forty-three-year-old-kvetching-blogger/