About

We’re three friends, moms and wives, dutifully living in the suburbs and doing what we are supposed to….but, deep down inside, we’re silly, complicated, forever 29 yr old women living in our children’s shoes and  just hardly getting by…..

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Amy is a happily married mother of 2 teenage girls and an 11 year old son. She has an affinity for Tanqueray , fitness, faith and optimism.  In her spare time,she teaches college health classes at Marymount University and educates others on Autism awareness.

Amy’s Favorite Movies:

  • Night Shift
  • Taps
  • Wretches and Jabberers
  • Shawshank Redemption

Amy’s Favorite Books:

  • “The Saving Graces” by Patricia Gaffney
  • “Ido in Autismland” by Ido Kedar
  • “Are you my Mother?”  P.D. Eastman
  • “Angela’s Ashes”  by Frank McCourt

Amy’s Favorite Things:

  • Working out
  • Drinking gin and tonics
  • Laughing
  • Being with people who are authentic

Amy’s Favorite Quote (s):

“Be impeccable with your word.  Don’t take anything personally. Don’t make assumptions.  Always do your best. ”

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Kristen: Prematurely tall (notice the dress) and unbelievably pale. This photo explains a lot..

Kristen is a married working mother of two. One teenaged girl (!) and one pre-teen boy (thank God). She’s spends her days at her marketing job and her evenings toting around her children that do way too much, all while craving nothing more than her sweatpants and a nice glass of wine or a huge chunk of warm buttered bread.

Kristen’s Favorite Books:

  • “Oh the Places You’ll Go”, Dr. Seuss
  • “The Book Thief”, Markus Zusak
  • “The Handmaid’s Tale” Margaret Atwood
  • “Go the Fuck to Sleep” Adam Mansbach

Kristen’s Favorite Things:

  • Music
  • A huge belly laugh
  • Massage
  • Coffee
  • Oh yeah, and my family..

Kristen’s Favorite Quotes

“I’ve got a woman’s ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.” (Margaret Thatcher)

“Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. “(Abraham Lincoln)

“Life is too short to eat stale bread.” (Kristen Crook)