Deva Diva

Posted by mimi on Sep 17, 2010 in dish | 0 comments Ladies, can we just admit that our longest, most frustrating relationship in the world isn’t with a man, but with our hair? If you’re a curly like me who grew up in the stick-straight Marsha Brady ’70s, you know what I’m talking about. So it was with relief and joy that I discovered the Bible for hair like mine, Lorraine Massey’s amazing Curly Girl.Ms. Massey, who underwent curly trauma growing...
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Perspective

Posted by mimi on Sep 11, 2010 in dish | 0 comments It’s so tempting to spend time dwelling–well, carping really–on all of your issues. Why your life is screwed up. Why things never seem to go right. Why there’s never enough time to get all those tasks around the house finished so you have time to do what you want. As we used to say in college, BBATTB. (Bitch, bitch, all the time bitch)Thankfully, we also have opportunities for a...
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Cirque du Maman

Posted by mimi on Sep 4, 2010 in dish | 0 comments It’s quiet in my house this Saturday morning, but I know that won’t last. Frick is at a friend’s, Frack has a friend over, Mr. Man has completed his crack o’dawn coffee meeting and is now about to go bike riding with a friend, and mimi has squirrels.Every mother on the planet knows about the squirrels–the ones who camp out in your brain, jumping about and chatteringchatteringchattering...
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