Posted in illnesspregnancy Heading now to the reproductive endocrinologist with my mother in tow. Or rather, she’s got me by the hair and is dragging me there now. Will report the findings afte...
Posted in friendshipraising hops into beers One of my friends in Boca had a Facebook status update that went a little somethin’ like this: “Lea comes home and tells me another kid put a b...
Posted in new yorkraising hops into beersrelocating We originally moved to Boca Raton, Florida for a job opportunity Phil couldn’t pass up. Now, we’re moving to New York with the same exp...
Posted in introspectionmarriage All I really wanted for Mommy Day was a necklace made of plastic beads and macaroni, something I could wear with an evening gown to feel a little Overboard, a la Goldi...
Posted in illnesspregnancyI’ve been talking to the universe (again). Alone in my car I’ll say, “So, universe, listen up.” Then I’ll continue, aloud, for a decent stretch, the way one would shoot the ...
Posted in illnesspregnancyI was in a parking lot this morning, head between my legs. I don’t actually think this is supposed to help with fainting, but I think I saw it on the Brady Bunch, or w...
Posted in boob tube MAD MEN Obviously, I’m back on board with Mad Men, though this week’s past episode was smoking crack—or at least was tripping on Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Between Peggy givin...
Posted in moviesI saw the film Hysteria with Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, and a minor role for our adored Rupert Everett. It’s billed as “A romantic comedy based on the truth of how Mortimer Granvi...
Posted in dysfunctional dieterfood lovemy listsraising hops into beers I just ate breakfast soup, after eating breakfast. Today’s breakfast was pecked in serving order—between feeding the beans, I du...
Posted in dysfunctional dieterLast time I went to a Weight Watchers meeting was September 9, 2011. When I’d made Lifetime, my leader had me stand in front of the room, left hand up, as I repeat...
Posted in texas I beg your pardon. My site is going to be experiencing some down time as I straighten up. Stephanieklein.com is taking a wee little break to keep things from breaking. Alcoholic Arnol...
Posted in dating & matingillnessintrospectionI just dug up this post from my archives (I still can’t believe I’ve been blogging for over eight years now) because for the past few days...
Posted in marriage Phil doesn’t know how to “not judge.” He has an opinion on everything, and he’s going to share that opinion, whether or not you want to hear it. And he̵...
Posted in boob tubeillness Unrelated. It’s the first word that strikes me for this post. I have two totally unrelated items to share. The first of which involves hives on Kind Sir’s sweet...
Posted in dailyI was just at Way Beyond Bagels, cashing out at the register. As the clerk made change and printed a receipt, I noticed the hands of the woman beside me, crossing off what looked like ...
Posted in videos by others I dare you to watch this without crying. I dare you to live the rest of your day exactly as you did before watching this. It will sit with you on the commute home. It will ...
Posted in new yorkphotography I loved taking the beans to the New York Public Library. We were walking across town from Grand Central Station, and when the library first came into view, I asked them ...
Posted in raising hops into beers Pine Crest School. Everyone (definitely not everyone) wants to send their children to Pine Crest. Some of my dearest friends (Alexandra from Straight Up and Dirty) a...
Posted in my lists It’s important to daydream. To have some sense of a vision, no matter how shallow. I had one once upon a long time ago, and remarkably enough, it all came true. So, why not p...
Posted in LOST This time change thing is a bitch. I’m pretty sure I’ve never said this before because I can’t remember ever feeling it. Sure, when it’s black out at 5:30pm, I felt it, but waking neve...
Posted in boob tubefood love [THE BACHELOR: SPOILER ALERT] Do not scroll. Do not look at the photos. Do not have happen to you what happened to me. I can be a dumbass. Sorry for not mentioning this a...
Posted in dysfunctional dieterfood loveraising hops into beers Tonight is fondue night. I’d planned it for yesterday, but then I was too tired to do anything I’d said I’d do, which ...
Posted in writing exercises In the gym where my children take gymnastics class, I sit on a ledge of cubbies, looking out beyond a short fence, much the way people observe the flamingos at a zoo. I w...
Posted in florida Gall. Audacity. Chutzpah. What would you do? I used to believe that being ballsy was a good thing. Called it Moxy. Would say “Good for you,” for having the nerve to conf...
Posted in scrappy Pin It I took requests and cooked up some matzo ball soup for my taters. Phil’s in New York for work again, another two weeks. I managed, quite nicely, to survive the first tw...
Posted in friendshiprelocating A few months ago, I wrote about tequila friends. The words that hadn’t made it past my edits went like this: If we don’t make time for it today, then itR...
Posted in writing exercisesI’ve enrolled in a writing workshop because it works for me. It’s the only way I actually get writing done. I workshopped both Straight Up and Dirty and Moose. ...
Posted in dating & matingLonging. I swear I long for longing itself. Much the way I’ve been so adept at falling in love with the ideas of things, I hunger for the ache and the want, for the...
Posted in book publishing Maybe you’ve heard of it, perhaps not. I’ve been avoiding posting about this because I haven’t wanted to promote a poorly written book, when I’m not ...
Posted in introspectionraising hops into beers Your Child’s Strengths is one of my favorite books, and my love for it really has nothing to do with children. Most “find your strengthsR...
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