I am making myself crazy this weekend trying to get costumes together for one clown event and organizing childcare coverage to enable participation in another while at the same time driving the the family’s summer weekend activities. There is an argument to be made for not bothering to work outside the home because the effort [...]

My Kid is looking forward to a week of Curious Jane science camp for girls in Brooklyn. How convenient for me because another clown has organized a 4-day workshop in a studio in Manhattan the same week. How easy it will be for me to drop off My Kid at 9:00 am and sail on [...]

So we’re flying out of NYC on Friday to go to Seattle to fly to Hawaii for the big 50th Wedding Anniversary Milti-family/Multi-generational vacation. And a lovely concierge woman from Hilton Waikaloa just called me on the phone to confirm my plans. AND I am afraid I sounded insane and incoherent because this is the [...]

Packing. Ugh! It’s a big job, even if and maybe especially if one is not planning to take very much. My husband, daughter and I are going to meet my family in Hawaii for a multi-family multi-generational vacation in honor of my parent’s 50th Wedding Anniversary. It should be easy for us to pack our [...]