Well, it's that time of year at Chez Counce: the birthday season is upon us. Yes, my baby girl is turning six next week. I simply can't believe my chubby toddler is now a very grown-up young lady....
Hey. You. Chicken Little. The sky is not falling. Yeah, I know. The news would have you feeling differently. The media would have you believe you need to be afraid. Very afraid. Acts of violence....
So, my new favorite guy this week is AJ Clemente. Did you miss his adventures this week? On Sunday, April 21, Clemente made headlines when he dropped several choice on-air swear words on his first...
Shot through the heart! And you're to blame, Richie Sambora. You had one job. Sorry, folks. Let me back up a bit. I'm gutted this week, and I blame hair metal. Y'all know I'm forty-mumble, which...
With three kids under the age of nine, a Hubs, and two jobs, there is plenty in life to stress me out if I let it. And I know you're with me, dear reader: stress is the way of the world these days....
So, when you tell folks you’re a mental health counselor, there are a couple of standard responses. Many of these involve a whispered story about a relative or friend. More interesting...
Hard to believe I'll be married 17 years in June. Harder still to believe no one's been killed in a splattery homicide. Oh, I kid, I kid. But it takes a special man to hang in there with his lady...
It's three weeks into January, people! Do you know where your New Year's Resolutions are? Scientists say it's around 21 days that repeating a behavior makes it a habit. We're just about there. What...
Yo, parents. Did you survive the winter school break? Holy cow. The situation was dicey around here. Two weeks, mano a mano, with three bored children under the age of nine. Surly, surly children....
2013! New year, new starts, new attitudes. I like the feeling of a clean slate, don't you? I have some definite ideas about how this new year can show 2012 how it's supposed to be done, too. I was...