Recently, I agreed to accompany an old friend to her annual mammogram appointment. Elyse is only 33, but due to family history and a few scares, she now gets a yearly mammogram. She has been to this doctor's office before and is not bothered,...

Perfumes hold a special place in my heart, as I believe in the power of the perfect scent. I know people who swear by just one specific perfume; in some cases they have used the same one for the past 15 years. I'm not such a loyal customer, though I...

Some of my best memories are our girls' shopping weekends. These quick, yet significant getaways were always an opportunity to overindulge, eat, shop, laugh and laugh some more. These trips still happen, but with fiancés, babies, husbands and work demands, it has been more difficult for the girls...

Some of my best memories are our girls' shopping weekends. These quick, yet significant getaways were always an opportunity to overindulge, eat, shop, laugh and laugh some more. These trips still happen, but with fiancés, babies, husbands and work demands, it has been more difficult for the girls...

I'm sweating. The line behind me in Target is growing longer, and I'm a mess. I have my youngest child on my hip. I reach for a pack of Tic Tacs to entertain the baby, and help my older sons rip into the holiday party goody bags that they insist...

It was 2008 and I was very pregnant with my first son. I had moved back to Florida, and in an effort to deal with my anticipatory anxiety, I looked for new friends who had just had babies themselves. Luckily, I live in a small town...

I look at myself in the dreaded three-way mirror. The department store that I found myself in sells great clothes, but the lighting and mirrors in the dressing rooms need some work. Granted, my unkempt, unwashed hair doesn't look amazing. Neither do the dark...

As I launch into my usual complain-procrastinate-and-beg routine with my trainer at the gym, I can't help but listen to the conversation two women are having on the radio. They are discussing, in depth, how "poised, grown up and stylish" the First Daughters, Malia and Sasha...

November 7th is my husband's birthday and I find myself standing in the exact same spot every single year, having the same thoughts and hesitation. I'm getting tired of buying my husband the same gift (Nike sneakers) year after year. No matter how I try to...

November 7th is my husband's birthday and I find myself standing in the exact same spot every single year, having the same thoughts and hesitation. I'm getting tired of buying my husband the same gift (Nike sneakers) year after year. No matter how I try to...

I can hear him before I see him. I hear the front door close, keys are set down on the kitchen counter and I hear, "Lizy. Hello, baby. I am here." Before you get excited, I have to warn you: this is not a passionate, romantic story. My...

Growing up, I did not have an easy time with style and fashion. I always knew exactly what I liked, and which trends were appealing. However, puberty was not so kind to me: My body, face, hair (and attitude) went through many phases and...

Growing up, I did not have an easy time with style and fashion. I always knew exactly what I liked, and which trends were appealing. However, puberty was not so kind to me: My body, face, hair (and attitude) went through many phases and...

In my family October 4th may as well be a national holiday. My dad impressed upon us from an early age that our mother's birthday is a special day. When we were little we would spend hours on cards and drawings. My dad would complete the celebration with...

Just like that, seven years have passed. In the blink of an eye, my husband, Jason, and I got married, bought a house and had three kids (and a dog). I catch myself looking at the boys and feeling shock and admiration. (When they...

It's midnight the night before we are taking our three young boys, ages five, three and ten months to Orlando. I should be in bed. Instead, I'm standing in my closet, staring at my empty Tumi suitcase. I was supposed to be packing, but somehow my mind wandered...

This year, more than any other year, I woke up starving. I was fasting. The smell of my kids' bagels in the toaster forced me to stay in my room and linger in bed just a bit longer (I don't do well with temptation). You see, I don't...

Each and every single time I go into my bathroom and closet area, whether it's time to get dressed, wash my hands or (heaven forbid) actually use the bathroom (alone!!), it's not long before I am surrounded by one, two or all three of my boys (naturally, my black lab...

I have learned a lot as a mother to three boys. Among these lessons are that perfume bottle caps are the perfect ball for my three-year-old to throw at my five-year-old, who is using my Louis Vuitton purse as a racquet. My beautifully organized...

Recently I was in a labor and delivery unit of a hospital in my hometown. Thankfully, this time I was just a visitor. Last time I had been in the maternity ward was just nine months ago when I gave birth to my youngest son, Asher. I look...