The Lost Art of Agreeing to Disagree
I met the man that would eventually become my husband two months after arriving on campus for my freshman year at college. About two months after that, over Chr...
Leslie Conway
Forty Days and Forty Nights
Like the bunch of animals on Noah’s ark forced to partner up and race to save ourselves from some impending doom we didn’t understand, it’s been 40 days and 40 nights of sheltering in place. With very little time to gather necessities, we grabbed what we had and hoped for the best,...
Pandemic Performance Pressure
I'm sitting at my kitchen counter eating my eggs with Live With Kelly and Ryan on in the background. I can't remember the last time I watched this show. Typica...
5 Ways To Choose “The Right” College For Your Kid
Having been through it three times, I have some golden nuggets....
We Sold It All And Bought A Farm
For those who know me well...I'm no farmer...
A Day In My Life After 50: Ouch!
I swear on my 50th birthday, the wheels began to fall off......
Facebook Freedom: It Feels So Good To Leave
It is so wonderfully easy to "hide," "unfriend," "delete" or just plain "leave."...
Stuck In The House Eating
It can't be snowing again. It just can't....
5 Things I Learned When My Kid Got Badly Hurt
I don’t want to be told how lucky we are!...
5 Ways To Make Drop-Off Day At College A Success
My mom was psychotic, catatonic and just plain off her rocker when she dropped me off at college...so I devised a plan that can save many of you from that same fate....
6 Topics To Discuss With Your Child Before College
Your preparations have probably included trips to Bed Bath and Beyond, Target and Walmart - but NOW is the time to talk about these things......
My iPod=My Time Machine. Where Does Your Music Take You?
Boston's "Rock-n-roll Band" takes me back to Giants Stadium where I watched friends vomit "red crap," a vodka and Kool-Aid combo ...
Why I’m Jealous Of Both My Mother And My Daughter
Are any of you experiencing the "in between?"...
Separate Beds…Not Yet. But, Separate TVs? Absolutely!
I love him; I do. But, I can't watch what he watches....
Was I A Lousy Parent?
Do you think you might have been a lousy parent? ...
The 10th Circle Of Hell: Bathing Suit Shopping
With spring break right around the corner and, dare we say it, summer on its way, the day of reckoning is inching dangerously closer.
We all know the horror, t...
Leslie Conway
I’m Leslie; a daughter, sister, aunt and friend. I’m a terrible cook, singer and dancer, but I can make a helluva cocktail and, on occasion, can be fairly amusing. I am passionate about the people in my life, and trying to find laughter in the everyday moments. Most of the time you’ll find me harassing my adult children to call their mother, begging my husband to travel more often, pretending with Cora as much as I can, slamming a ball around a paddle tennis court, or trying to find the right words to put all of the thoughts swirling in my head to paper. Bear with me, I’m trying.