What are you up to this weekend? I’m driving to Vermont to pick up Anton from summer camp, and I CANNOT WAIT to squeeze that little boy!!! I’m bringing cookies for the car and made a playlist that he’ll probably...
One thing I realized very quickly after my marriage ended was… …that kids don’t always kick off deep conversations during dinner. On an average weeknight, Toby, Anton and I would sit down at the table, and I would say, “So,...
What are you up to this weekend? I’m staying on the North Fork with some friends, and I’m excited to swim in the warm water. (Remember when it was snowy??) Hope you have a good one — take care — and here...
At Cup of Jo, we’ve talked about many different living setups, including living alone, downsizing, sharing a house and, of course, parenting around the world. But what about moving countries? Here seven women share what it was like for them…...
When Toby and Anton were babies, life was a wild ride. We put Anton’s crib in the bathroom for a while since it was the darkest room in our apartment. I once went to dinner with a male friend only...
What are you up to this weekend? We just dropped Anton off at sleepaway camp in Vermont — his very first time! I’ve been thinking about him non-stop and hope he’s having fun. Any tips from experienced parents for how to...
I first fell for writer and brand strategist Erika Veurink when I stumbled upon her funny, opinionated Instagram reels about style. “Would someone in a J.Crew catalogue in the year 1993 wear this?” she has famously asked. “If the answer...
What are you up to this weekend? After a long week, the boys and I are excited to do absolutely nothing. Maybe watch TV? Maybe order pizza? Maybe stare at the ceiling? If it requires zero thought or energy, we’re...
It’s hard to explain how different menopause is from what you’re picturing… Because when you’re 11 or 12, you learn about fertility as a simple egg-dropping span of years bookended by the gentle onset of menstruation at the front and...
Of course I wasn’t exactly happy that my daughter had to have oral surgery… But last weekend, I flew out to Chicago to help get her through the right-of-passage removal of her wisdom teeth, and I had the chance to...
