Banging out some change!
Banging out some change!
A little under a month ago, my husband and I looked at our bank account and went, “Oh shit…” This was followed by a good old fashioned financial meltdown a-go-go. Cue strings, dim lights Cathleen: I need to make more money. (Eyes blazing with fear) Cathleen grabs laptop and opens craigslist. She considers the following positions: Lifeguard, copy writer, spiritual...I Hate Moving
I Hate Moving
I’m offering an open invitation to psychologists this week to hook my brain up to an fMRI to watch my brain explode as I pack for our move. What makes my brain churn like hot, angry lava is all the crap I seem to have collected over the years. Because I am maternal and lack cats or children, I personify everything I own, making donating or trashing items like tossing a loved one...Settled Downers
Settled Downers
Take your pick: Pre-written narrative #1 Get married, buy house, have children, get heart disease, die *OR* Pre-written narrative #2 Get married, buy house, have children, get divorced, get breast implants, get heart disease, die No wonder we call it ‘settling down.’ What if there is a third option? Pre-written narrative #3 Get married and then whatever happens,...Running of the Brides
Running of the Brides
Our townie pals from Boston created this epic digital short of the annual Filene’s Basement Running of the Brides. Evan Kaufman, our preferred matador, was on hand to guide us through the historic retail event. In four short minutes it proves that white virginity gowns make otherwise-reasonable women insane. Enjoy! Running of the Brides. Boston 2011 from Improv Asylum on...Women In Comedy Festival – Thursda...
Women In Comedy Festival – Thursday March 10th BOSTON
Hello All! The bloggers of Ready, Set…Wife! (Cathleen Carr & Robyn Okrant) are traveling to Boston next week to perform at the Women in Comedy Festival. We sure would love to have you in the audience! The scoop WHAT: Ready, Set…Wife! A Frank and Funny Hour dedicated to marriage and wife-dome. WHO: Starring Cathleen Carr & Robyn Okrant Featuring: Maria Ciampa...Morning beverage ritual of death
Morning beverage ritual of death
About once a week I say, “I should switch to green tea.” I have been led to believe that green tea will prolong my life indefinitely, prevent cancer and fortify my soul. But I love coffee. Peter drinks yerba mate. He also drinks green tea. Apparently, he loves the earth so much, he wants his hot beverages to taste like it. Peter will live forever. I swirl my coffee...Big Announcement…
Big Announcement…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (5.6MB) I have way too much make-up on. Nope, that’s old news. Here’s a hint: Pearl encrusted thong. Still not sure? Listen to find out more. Impatient? Then check this out. Addendum, from Robyn: Cathleen, I can see why Peter fell in love with you. It’s your natural beauty. x...Check out this little piece of fire
Check out this little piece of fire
5 year old girl sets the ground rules for her future husband. (Youtube)Vacation recommendations
Vacation recommendations
No winter coat required today. Already a balmy 50 degrees in New York, I can smell the arrival of spring like a just-opened jar of minced garlic. Mild, sunny days like today are life preservers to those, such as myself, drowning in winter doldrums and seasonal affective inertia. As if waking from a five month coma, fractured memories flood my cerebral cortex of summer dresses and...Not Your Mother’s Marriage
Not Your Mother’s Marriage
Today I’m asking a simple question: Has marriage been liberated? A hastily slopped together time line for your reference: 1960′s – The Feminine Mystique 1970′s – Equal Rights Amendment 1980′s – Mrs. Huxtable 1990′s – Lilith Fair 2000′s – Same Sex Marriage in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont and...The Wives are...
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