by Missy Stevens | Whatever
Happy Day after Columbus Day. Are you suffering from holiday hangover, after all the Columbus Eve services and enormous Columbus Day feasts? No? Think Columbus wants to say, I sailed the damn ocean blue so I could discover America. Apparently there were already people...
by Missy Stevens | Whatever
I’m at a party talking to an acquaintance, someone I’ve known casually for over a decade. We’re talking about some big changes in her life, and the decisions she and her family will soon have to make. She’s explaining that they’re having...
by Missy Stevens | Family
If my kids turn out okay, it might be a testament to my self control. Or it might be a miracle. My money is on a miracle. When the kids are melting down, I have to fire up Wise, Patient Mom, and she does not come naturally to me. Take this example from a recent...
by Missy Stevens | Family
Paralysis over. I’m so glad it’s over. Glad the idea of putting pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard – doesn’t leave me clammy and nauseated. Now onto super important things, like, uh, well… I do have a ton of important things on my mind, of...
by Missy Stevens | Whatever
When there’s a lot going on in the world, I feel blog paralysis. What on earth can I write about? It’s not like every minute of my every day is sunshine and lollipops. (And anyway? I think I’d find that annoying. I hate lollipops.) But things are...
Lapsed homemaker. Looking to hire a full-time housekeeper who will work for the sheer joy of a job well done and free coffee. Interested parties, DM please. 
