The Hit List – Communication Breakdown

The Hit List – Communication Breakdown

by | Jun 14, 2014 | The Hit List

Astrology fact: Mercury is currently retrograde. Theresa fact: In my natal chart, I have six planets ruled by Mercury. Reality: I usually feel the effects of Mercury retrograde.  Big time. Ever since Mercury went retrograde on the 7th, I’ve been stuck in...
The Hit List – Adults Only

The Hit List – Adults Only

by | Jun 7, 2014 | The Hit List, Uncategorized

My babies are no longer babies.  Yet my brain is hardwired to view them as toddlers. Doesn’t matter that one will be turning thirty in a few weeks – I constantly morph into automatic Mommie Dearest mode (complete with wire hangers and cocktails) even though I...
The Hit List – Sister Sister

The Hit List – Sister Sister

by | May 31, 2014 | The Hit List

I’ll never forget the day my little sister was born.  I was in the hospital with a broken leg (in traction at age two – fun times!) when mom was giving birth. She came down to show her to me.  Pink cheeked perfection with a shock of dark hair.  And then, she...
The Hit List – Cat Jacking

The Hit List – Cat Jacking

by | May 24, 2014 | The Hit List

My daughter is a word nerd who loves to teach me lingo that I need to know.  This week, she enlightened me about  “mommyjacking”, a term given when “an enthusiastic mother turns someone else’s status update into their own personal baby-talk forum.” Confession time: I...
The Hit List – Ditching Scarlett O’ Drama

The Hit List – Ditching Scarlett O’ Drama

by | May 17, 2014 | The Hit List

Drama is addictive. Some people secretly thrive on high-volume fights, righteous victimhood, and random exchanges of hostile barbs. It makes them feel alive.  It’s a brutal, throbbing, pulsing, version of alive. That’s the addictive part.  It hurts but at least you’re...

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