by Mary Carver | Nov 22, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Before I quit my job to stay home with Annalyn, I didn’t give much thought to lunch. Annalyn ate at daycare, and I nuked leftovers or a frozen meal. But for the past year I haven’t had that luxury. (Yes, the luxury of someone else feeding my child while I...
by Mary Carver | Nov 21, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect, Home Life, recipes & food
For nearly 33 years I’ve avoided making cinnamon rolls. I’ve made them from a can a million times. But the kind you make with dough? And yeast? And I don’t even know what else? I have never been brave enough or what’s-the-opposite-of-lazy...
by Mary Carver | Nov 17, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Look, I know. Getting a DVR will change my life. And, okay, bring me into the 21st century. No longer will the scheduling whims of the network suits rule my life. Or something. But here’s the thing about watching TV live (or later, taped on my barely breathing...
by Mary Carver | Nov 15, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
Now that we’re two months into the fall season, it’s time to re-evaluate. Some new shows are great; others are, well, not worthy of my poor, overworked VCR’s last tapes. [Seriously, that machine is almost dead. The remote doesn’t work at all,...
by Mary Carver | Nov 14, 2011 | Giving Up on Perfect
I learned a lot of things on my vacation to the East Coast. For example, Mexican food is hard to come by, people may still be friendly even if they don’t automatically smile or say hello, and public restrooms are much smaller and more scarce over there. I also...
