Author Archives: Michelle O'Neil

Buy it. Read it. Laugh your hiney off.   P.S. My new favorite word is “vainglorious.”

In my last post, I mentioned the author Gayle Forman, whose book If I Stay depicts the journey of a teenage girl who is in a coma. Throughout the book she is deciding if she will stay and live, or if she will … Continue reading →

Recently I received this in a blog comment: Hi Michelle – My name is Nathan and I am a producer creating a documentary for The History Channel on the history of cursing / swearing. I loved your 2006 article about … Continue reading →

The next time she opens her eyes, she will be ten. Ten years ago, her nursery was ready. Jungle animals and vines, monkeys hanging from the ceiling. We’d poured all our nervous excitement into her room. We didn’t know she … Continue reading →

  I had no idea how big my pores were   getting…and why had no one let me in on the little nose hair issue I had going on? All I’m sayin’.   Better grooming through improved vision. Who’s with me?

  Saturday, around lunchtime, I got a call from my sister. She was halfway to Ohio (from upstate NY) and was coming to surprise us, offering Todd and I a date night, and she was bringing her massage table. She recently became a … Continue reading →

Find out how over at Hopeful Parents today. Also…Jingle could use some love if you are so inclined. She’s such a good dog afterall. Have a wonderful weekend! Lovingly yours, MO’N

“It’s not so much that healthy food is expensive as much as fake food is cheap.” -Betsy Hicks                                                                    My friend Betsy’s book is out on Amazon today!                    Betsy is mom … Continue reading →

  Our Canadian doctor of Chinese medicine recommended we get some supplements (which for this law or that, she can’t ship) from a local doctor whom she recommended. So we went to the local doctor, and she said she would handle Riley’s situation … Continue reading →

I wrote this post last night, but didn’t have the time or energy to look it over or run a spell check ’til now. I over did it. We had chorus rehearsal yesterday. This morning, I practiced singing on the way … Continue reading →

  Today was Riley’s 5K with Girls On the Run! We woke up at the crack of dawn and drove almost an hour to Akron for it.   It was at this point during her first 5K she became overwhelmed. With the crowd … Continue reading →

                                  Windsong celebrates a thirty year journey in song this weekend! If you come to the concert, I promise to do a short solo. … Continue reading →

Recently, a reader named Liz asked the following questions in the comments to this post: I would really love to hear more from you about what works when trying to teach your daughter. I’ve been puzzling over how I would … Continue reading →

It started with Jessica and her affirmations. After I watched her, the “Charlie Bit Me” video showed up on the screen, and I happened to click on it. The little boy’s accent and the baby’s smile did me in. But … Continue reading →