You know when you find that one specific kind of underwear that just fits your body perfectly?  The one specific kind of underwear that you would gladly wear every day if it wasn’t for the, you know, stink factor.   A couple years ago I found those very underwear.  [...]

Sometimes you have a picture that is nice enough, but just isn’t one of those jump-off-the-page-and-make-you-squeal-in-delight shots. There is one way to remedy that, after the fact. It’s called creative cropping.
I always advocate composing the shot in the view finder of your camera, but sometimes using this technique [...]

As a little girl, sitting at my desk in school was the worst.   I was always self-conscious about any fat rolls showing to those sitting behind me.   Standing  was fine, but sitting?  That was when I felt the worst about being “big boned.”   The boy that I [...]

You could pay hundreds of dollars to attend professional workshops.
You could buy cameras, lenses, and filters, oh my!
You could go to the library and check out books gallore that will get you in the know as far as certain settings and techniques are concerned.
You could read and watch [...]

The ritual started last Wednesday night.  I sat on my laptop, searching website upon website, looking for the perfect hairstyle.  I knew what I wanted:  chunky bangs and layers!   Finally, I found the sought after example.
Then I began researching hair salons.   I didn’t want to go to just [...]

“Where ya been, Mishi? Where’d ya travel with four kids, a stroller, a carseat, four carry-ons, and camera gear? Huh? Huh? Tell us!”

Well class, I traveled to the frozen tundra, of course.  Ok, ok…not REALLY the frozen tundra, but Buffalo, NY; a place that is pretty damn close [...]

I’ve told this tale numerous times already.  In the lobby of the Maison Dupuy in New Orleans, at Café Du Monde while eating beignets and nursing an amazing café au lait, via Skype to my mother, on my back porch to my mother-in-law, and now I will [...]

I’m a pretty good mother.   At least, I think I am a good one.   Ze kids are smart, they thrive, they have good manners, their sense of humor is really awesome, and–even if some days I want to run screaming for the hills–they are all around good kids.
Just [...]

I like a clean house.
That doesn’t mean my house is always clean.
There are, however, certain times each month that my house totally passes ‘white glove’ inspection.  Those times?   Like, when people come over.  Or when we leave for a trip.  Or when someone is sick.
You get the picture?
Don’t [...]

A while back my mom bought me what she classified as a “Godsend”.
“Oh, Mishi, it’s so easy to clean; you’re gonna love it!”
Yeah, it’s easy to clean all right.  For people who have mad kitchen clean up skillz.  Not so much for slackers like myself.
What was this Godsend?   [...]