I posed this question on Instagram a few months ago, and as of today I’ve received a hilariously overwhelming 18,773 comments: Do share!! 🎥🍿🎬 What’s your favorite movie that features death as a theme? (Like a heartfelt theme, not like a murdery-organs-splayed-across-the-bathroom-floor kind of theme?) I’m writing an article on this topic and need your...

Are you a dead or alive role model for your kids? Before we go any further… I’m not a parenting expert! I’ve never had a kid without paws. I only have 50% of my parents left (hi Dad!). I have 0% of my grandparents left. I’ve never reared a person (that came out wrong and...

I recently asked the People of Instagram how they would spend an extra hour a day, if for some inexplicable reason a 25th hour was bestowed upon them. In the post I gave a few examples—like reading, walking, snuggling, sleeping, hanging out with kids (ideally one's own?), eating waffles, etc. Wait! Before I share my...

Are you loyal... to a fault? The Cambridge Dictionary people define loyal as "firm and not changing in your friendship with or support for a person or an organization, or in your belief in your principles"... derived from the Latin term legalis which translates to "quite possibly screwing yourself." (*Insert my look of consternation here*) Are you...

I have good news and bad news: which one do you want first? Research says 78% of us want bad news first, so brace for impact: Almost one third of our life expectancy is spent in poor health. Wait, have I lost you? To the bar? To the perilous edge of a bridge? Don’t jump...

Don't we all love a little astrological insight into how our remaining Mondays are going to go? Or maybe more accurately, how they're going to end? I consulted my business partner—the Grim Reaper—and because he's such a giver (when he's not a total taker), he offered the following horoscopical words o' wisdom. It turns out...

For a woman who has made her life revolve around Mondays (or more specifically, the fact we only get 4,000-ish so let’s not squander the crap out of them), I am the first to admit that Mondays are the worst. Fridays will always win The Best of the Week award, Saturdays will always come in...

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “hell no” and 10 being “abso-Reaper-lutely,” to what extent do you agree with this statement? “Why do today what I can put off until tomorrow?” Does that statement jar your get-er-done sensibilities, or does it align quite neatly with your this-is-the-way-I-live-my-life-later ethos? September 6th is...

Have you said any of these words lately? A) “Can you please bring extra aioli for my truffle fries?” B) “Put all the money in a bag and they’d better be unmarked bills.” C) “Wow, I didn’t know I needed that!” If you said A, we are automatically friends; we should go out for all...

"The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of its parents."  — Carl Jung How do you interpret this quote? Let me guess: you’re picturing the thwarted beauty queen who encourages bulldozes little Kimmie into rabidly-competitive pageantry as soon as she’s in Pullups. Yes, parents have been known to live vicariously through their kids—pushing them into activities...

Do you ever go back and re-read the notes you took from a class or a conference or event? (Okay so we’re starting with the assumption that you’re a note-taker to begin with, and if you’re not, oh honey, today’s the day your life is going to change for the better! I’ll wait here while...

It’s Summer Activity Time! (Quit your groaning over there, Kiddo.) Take out a piece of paper and draw three columns. In the first column, write out the summer jobs you held as a kid/ tween/ teen/ young adult … however you got paid before you became a Responsible Adult with a Real-ish Job. (And if...