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I’m Gonna Wash that Gray right out of my Hair
OK, I admit it: I color my hair. Ever since I hit that-number-that-dare-not-be-named, the gray hairs started coming in fast and furious. I’m assuming it was age-related, and not a result of being a...
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An Open Letter to the Grammar Police
Dear Grammar Police, I wanted to thank you publicly for noticing a grammatical error in my recent column with regard to my use of the pronoun “I.” Apparently I had written, “the kids and I,” when I...
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The True Gift of Motherhood
(In honor of my mother and all the other moms celebrating today, I’m rerunning a column I wrote in 2009 and also kicking myself for not giving my mom the same gift this year. Miss you, Mom! xoxo) As...
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If God had wanted us to see our butts, he would have put eyes in the back of...
According to the scale at my weight loss center, I have lost 17 pounds. I actually had lost more than that, but I gained a few back when I was forcibly attacked by a box of chocolate covered...
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Why Tap Out When you can TapInto? Lost in Suburbia joins the TapInto.net family
In case you haven’t heard, just wanted to share the latest news… Nationally Syndicated Humor Columnist and Author Tracy Beckerman Joins TAPinto.net, Premiere Online Local Newspaper Chain in New Jersey...
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The Mother of All Momagers
Unless you live under a rock, or actually have a life, you might have missed the news the Kris Jenner is in the process of trying to get a trademark for the word “momager.” I guess since she is a mom...
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Cruisin’ in the Garbage Mobile
We are a two-car family. My husband drives the sexy, little midlife crisis car and I drive the monster kid tank. I suppose it makes sense because he only uses his car to drives himself to and from...
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The Last One to Leave the Nest
I’m out of a job. For twenty years my main job has been to be a stay at home mom to my two children. But tomorrow my last child leaves for college and with her, all of the job responsibilities I’ve...
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The Dog Days of W. Bruce Cameron
When I first met author W. Bruce Cameron, I spit goat cheese all over him. Now, in case, you weren’t 100% sure, this is not something people generally do in fashionable social circles, at least in our...
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How to Survive Second Grade without Needing Therapy as an Adult
Mrs. Kinsler was vexed! When she wasn’t vexed, she was appalled. And sometimes she was vexed and appalled at the same time. This was not an uncommon state for my second grade teacher considering the...
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Make like a tree and leave
“Don’t you love fall foliage?” A friend of mine asked as we watched brilliant leaves of red, orange and gold waft down from the trees. “It’s such a beautiful time of year.” I rolled my eyes. I had no...
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‘Twas the Week After Halloween
photo courtesy Terren in Virginia ’Twas the week after Halloween and all through the house There wasn’t so much as a crumb for a mouse. The Skittles skedaddled, the Reeses were history; Where the...
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Attack of the Frozen Turkeys
“Congratulations!” boomed the checkout girl in the supermarket aisle as she handed me my receipt. “You qualify for a free turkey!” I looked down at the piece of paper and saw that I had spent enough at...
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Ho-Ho-Hoping You Have a Healthy Holiday!
photo courtesy Matthew Bietz This month, while most people are suffering from colds and flu, I have developed a lesser known malady known as Lickity Spit Tongue. This condition is marked by a dry,...
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How Much Wood Can A Woodchuck Choke on?
Last year I had a real problem with Groundhog Day. The issue was, there were just too many darn celebrity groundhogs with differing predictions for the end of winter and I didn’t know who to believe....
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It’s an Honor Just to be Nominated
I went to The Oscars. Do you like how nonchalantly I said that? It’s actually more like, I WENT TO THE OSCARS!! It’s true. I can’t even remember the last time I even stayed awake to watch the entire...
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Dirty Dogs and They’re Done Dirt Cheap
The dog smelled bad. Not merely dirty doggie bad. But smelled-like-he-rolled-in-dead-things bad. It was the kind of smell that singed your eyes and made you wish for a head cold. Or a Hazmat suit. It...
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What Would Erma Do?
In preparation for my trip to the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, I scheduled a number of appointments so I could put my best face/hair/nails forward. Of course this workshop is all about being with a...
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A Conversation with some Sh*tty Moms
Every once in a while a book comes along that is so funny, so irreverent, and one that I can so completely relate to, that I need to give it a Lost in Suburbia shout out. Today Show producers and...
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No Loafing Around
Having been a mom for twenty years, I’ve figured out how to cook enough basic meals to keep my family alive. However, since I only have about a half dozen dishes that I’ve perfected, it was just a...
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