by Chrysa SmithI'm treading on sacred ground---sacred maternal ground. Because along with the working mommy wars are the nursing wars. For some reason, especially with women, individual preferences turn into divided battles. Thank God I'm so past that stage.But it all came back to me the other day as I saw the images of two military moms in uniform, nursing their babies in public. And I have to say, for all I've seen [...]
by Chrysa SmithDid you know there are diner conventions? Yep, found that out one day while reading the wall at Daddypops---the bright, aluminum diner in Hatboro, PA that serves up a great, greasy breakfast.What could they possibly exhibit? Perhaps old-school seating, tables, malted milk machines, tableware and I suspect, a dictionary of waitress vernacular.It's one of the things I love about diners--there's always that gal with attitude that calls you by more endearing [...]
by Chrysa SmithWhere to begin?If you've read it, you know why all the fuss. It's hot. It's dark. It's controversial. And I found it hard to put down. And so have millions of other women.For me, the character of Christian Grey comes up in so many lives. There's that guy. He's charming. He's charismatic. There's chemistry. And you just have that lingering inner intuition that there's something there that's not going to be [...]
by Chrysa SmithIs there a mirror in the house?We all wonder about the tanning mom accused of taking her five year old daughter into a tanning booth and causing the big media stir. Only the original story about the ethics of exposing a young child to potentially harmful rays turned into more of a joke about this woman.Late night comedians have had their fun too---Did she fall down a chimney? Was she blown [...]
by Chrysa SmithS l o w f o o d.It sounds like just the thing to ease frazzled minds and spirits, feed empty stomachs. Done well, it is exactly that and so much more. And it was our perfect ending to a very harried week.Mark surprised me with a dinner at The Farm and the Fisherman---an intimate, farm-to-table eatery in Center City Philadelphia. It is small. It is cozy. And the food is, [...]
by Chrysa SmithWho doesn't love Betty White, right? She's got that sweet granny look attached to the mouth of a 20 year old. Bless her heart. And she takes it to the streets with other irreverent seniors in her newest tv venture: Off Their Rockers.Wednesday nights at 8pm on NBC are a throwback to those Candid Camera days. You remember: those unsuspecting folks who are caught in a taped prank. Only on White's [...]
by Chrysa SmithToday I just feel ugly.And I know I'm hardly alone.The scary part is that it's been more often these days, and I'm not sure why. Is it age? I don't know. But what I do know is that I wake up and notice the few zits that I magnify into measles. Really? I'm still getting zits at 52? Can I blame my raging hormones? Well maybe. Then I look at my profile [...]
