I called it lazy because I used jarred sauce, but by no means is this low maintenance lasagna. No, siree! But it is good and really...

Gather around, dear ones. I’ve a story to tell. A tale of epic porportions. A tale of disaster, joy, and long treks across the...

I’ve been waiting for someone to call me out on the fact that I kinda sorta lied to you all. Well, when it comes to lying, there’s no...

So, I wasn’t exactly going to tell anyone this, because if I did, people would know and possibly try to hold me accountable. Or encourage...

I have pet peeves. We all do. But I often fail to realize mine until someone does it and I get all bent out of shape. Usually, this...

Let it suffice to say that today and this week in general seems a little daunting, at least now at the very beginning. There’s the fact...

In 2001, I moved to Nashville. I had my own apartment for the first time. I was alone in a city for the first time. Several states and...

Hey, guys! It’s me, Mandy! Over here. . . I have big news to tell you. . . . It’s FRIDAY! I don’t know how your week has gone, but mine...

I have a hard time making people understand what an editor actually does. “Oh, you correct grammar?” people inevitably ask when I say...

• Zyrtec makes me feel weird and gives me a slight hangover feeling if I take it at night. But it does seem to help allergy problems I’m...

Oh, dear ones. It is FRIDAY! Friday of the longest week ever. I heard someone in the hallway yesterday (or Wednesday or Tuesday, some...

It happens. Today, I forgot my badge, which is what gets me into the parking lot and the building. And when you forget your badge, you...

A friend of mine called me “classy and poised” the other day. He said I seemed to have it together and knew how to handle myself. It’s...

I’m not going to lie. Breakfast food is pretty much my favorite. I mean, what’s wrong with the delightfulness that is breakfast? Eggs,...

Some of you, erroneously, believe I have an addiction to coffee. I don’t. For weeks and weeks this summer I haven’t even started my day...

In case you haven’t noticed (which I don’t know who in their right brain WOULDN’T have noticed because, well, come on!), it’s Friday. And...

My grandma doesn’t recognize me. I don’t write that sentence with any sort of malice or anger. It’s simply a statement of fact, reality,...

Oh. My. Word. It has already been a morning. And it’s going to continue being a morning. . . but I thought I’d at least give you a few...

I know, I know. It’s been awhile since I’ve wrestled the keyboard away from Mandy and gotten a chance to post. I mean, come on, Mandy!...

Today is August 18, and that date begins a time of remembrance in my life. On August 17, 2007, my grandmother had a massive stroke she...