Wendy's Excellent Adventure

My parents arrived for a visit this past weekend, and it's been a bit of a whirlwind. Sunday was a chill day, but Monday we were off an...

Philip Henslow: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theater business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obst...

"I'm walking now. Isn't that cool? I'm still a little unsteady on my feet, but I'm getting there. Mommy and Daddy ch...

I've been thinking quite a bit about Sarah Palin , and what the general take is on her qualifications (or lack thereof) to be vice presi...

There's a yoga asana called Happy Baby that's a great way to stretch out your back and relax, particularly at the end of a long wor...

He's fine. The cut is right on the line with his eyebrow, and did not require stitches. It's healing up just fine with the butterf...

I got a call from Zeke's school today. "Wendy, this is Miss ______ from The Cole Academy. Zeke was playing by the toy shelf and he...

Jason and I went for a surf this morning after dropping Zeke off at school. J got another one of those temporary layoffs he got a few month...

My friend Lisa is getting married tomorrow. I haven't seen Lisa for almost 20 years, but we reconnected last year via Facebook . We l...

Yesterday I went to the International Women's Leadership Conference , hosted by Linda Lingle, the Governor of Hawaii. I didn't even...

It's been a roller-coaster-y couple of days. One minute I'm crying and feeling despondent, the next I'm cheerier and looking at...

One of my most pronounced personality traits or characteristics or whatever is my ability to project supreme confidence in myself and compet...

Last night Jason and I sat at the kitchen table and worked. Zeke had gone to bed, and it was getting late, and we were tired and cranky. B...

How many posts have I written about my efforts to sleep train Zeke? Enough that I'm embarrassed that I'm posting another one. I th...

Jason calls me at least 3 times a day, but often more. I'm not a big phone talker, but I don't want to hurt his feelings, so I indu...

What a difference a week makes. Last week, after receiving the news that I had two weeks to set up my own shop, I was completely flailing. ...

You know that rule in skiing that you should always take your last run of the day before you get tired? Because it's always that last r...

The big news around Excellent Adventure HQ is that as of September 15, I am hanging out my own shingle (well, not literally -- it violates o...

If anyone is going to be in the New York City area on Monday night (September 1st, Labor Day) and is looking to hear some live music, my bro...

For those of you wondering what happened with the whole Anne and Cindy saga, I've got the deets. Basically, it's over. Cindy got mo...