From Snow White to Ninjas…
Hooray! Today, on my son Asa’s 5th birthday, I am officially starting the Handsome in Pink blog. I have been writing these entries in my head for the past several years but at last there is a place...
View ArticleFrom Snow White to Ninjas…
Hooray! Today, on my son Asa’s 5th birthday, I am officially starting the Handsome in Pink blog. I have been writing these entries in my head for the past several years but at last there is a place...
View ArticleHandsome in Pink Photo Gallery
I want to celebrate the fact that boys and girls, women and men, can wear the same clothes and look fabulous! I don’t think the boys look “girly” and I don’t think the girls look “boyish”, not that it...
View ArticleThe Kids’ Pajama Drawer
My daughter and son are a year and a half apart. But since my son, who is the younger one, is pretty big for his age, we are always asked if they are twins. The kids share a bedroom. My daughter has...
View ArticleThe Social Worker Starts A Business
I always feel amused by my response, “business woman,” when people ask me “what do you do?” It makes me smile inside because it still takes me by surprise. I am actually a social worker by training,...
View ArticleMy Husband’s PINK Cast (Part I)
Doug is on the go! My dear husband Doug tore a tendon in his ankle this past winter while snowboarding. Finally, last week he had an ankle surgery. As a result, he will be crutching around for the...
View ArticleGirly Girl (PART II of My Husband’s PINK Cast)
Doug’s cast isn’t the first one in our family. Last year in 1st grade, Ani fractured her arm falling off the slide at school. She, too, faced the choice of picking a cast color. She, however,...
View ArticleA mom’s fantastic blog about her 5-year-old “gay” son!
Please read this blog! This mom rocks! It’s utterly amazing how even on Halloween, boys, old and young alike, are expected to dress up in “masculine” or at the bare minimum, gender neutral costumes,...
View ArticleOde to Yoda
I know I have done a lot of blogging about my kids, and a little bit of blogging about my husband, but have I yet mentioned our cat, Yoda‽ I believe not. And what a shame: Yoda is more than worthy of...
View ArticleThe Mixed Messages of My Youth: The Brady Bunch versus Free To Be You and Me
Today was my daughter Ani’s 8th birthday! I let her do many things she wanted to do today just because… One thing she was very excited to do first thing in the morning was watch 3 episodes...
View ArticleDrama at the HiP Headquarters
Everyone loves a little drama, especially when it’s not their own. Well, here’s the latest Handsome in Pink drama for you to chew on. Are you ready?… Here it is… It’s a little embarrassing, but … we...
View ArticleTHE Authority on Fashion interviews HiP
Helena and I were recently interviewed by Robin Wilding who is putting together a website which she anticipates will be “THE authority for aspiring fashion designers.” Her Web site is here. We thought...
View ArticleMessing Up Neat Little Boxes
Today, in the late afternoon, I went grocery shopping with Asa, my 7-year-old son. It’s spring break so all schedules have been thrown out the window (i.e., it was 4:15 and he still hadn’t eaten...
View ArticleOne Step Back, Two Steps Forward
After 5 years of being an online store, Handsome in Pink has started dreaming of having our tees out in the world in “real” stores as well. But there’s a barrier in the road— and it’s name is “hang...
View ArticleOne Step Back, Two Steps Forward PART 2 — or — Four Steps Forward!
Well wouldn’t you know it, we have a very happy ending to this story. Now to recap, when you last heard from us a couple days ago in my original post, “One Step Back, Two Steps Forward,” Helena’s...
View ArticleSisters and Brothers…Brothers and Sisters
Sometimes when it’s late at night, and all the house is sleeping, I like to sit at the computer in my office and get lost for a while in the photos of my kids. Old photos and recent photos; I love to...
View ArticleMom Twists Ankle (in attempt to change son’s life for the better)
It’s Saturday night and I am icing my swollen ankle. I sprained it earlier today at Ani’s softball game, of all silly places. The early morning Under 10 division game was pretty slow moving, as to...
View ArticlePlaying Catch
So you’d think I would have learned my lesson about trying to coerce Asa into doing things he is ultra resistant to doing. (See last blog entry, Mom Twists Ankle in Attempt to Change Son’s Life for...
View ArticleFrom Snow White to Ninjas…
Hooray! Today, on my son Asa’s 5th birthday, I am officially starting the Handsome in Pink blog. I have been writing these entries in my head for the past several years but at last there is a place...
View ArticleFrom Snow White to Ninjas…
Hooray! Today, on my son Asa’s 5th birthday, I am officially starting the Handsome in Pink blog. I have been writing these entries in my head for the past several years but at last there is a place...
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