christy
Christy is the Artistic Director of local theatre company, Fairfield Center Stage, as well as a professional actor, theatre educator, wife, and mom to two kids, two dogs and one hamster. She enjoys baking, writing, music, and watching Bravo.
New Year, Old Me
It's a brand new year, which means that everyone will be making New Year's Resolutions to lose weight, meditate more, show more gratitude, pay down debts, and on and on. Those are all great...
Top 10 Things I Missed During COVID Christmas
"SAAAAAANTAAAA! I know him! I know him!"
But our visit last year happened over Zoom. During our COVID Christmas of 2020, most holiday festivities were cancelled, but I am as excited as Buddy the Elf...
The Real Housewives of Fairfield County
Dear Andy Cohen,
Hear me out. I know that you're not looking for another Housewives franchise. You have Orange County, Beverly Hills, New York, New Jersey, Potomac, Atlanta, Dallas, Salt Lake City, and the upcoming...
Graduating From Pandemic Baby to Pandemic Toddler
My daughter was born on Valentine's Day of 2020. We brought her home from the hospital, she had about two weeks of normal life, and then the world shut down.
For months, she didn't meet...
10 Things I Hate About Children’s Books
I love to read. I majored in English in college, focusing on critical analysis, briefly considering a career in editing. It has always been very important that my children love reading as much as...
Goodbye, Hybrid Year
Well, Parents, Congratulations! We made it through the 2020/21 school hybrid year despite all odds.
Some of us started the school year fully remote, becoming first grade teachers, learning how to navigate Google Classroom and...
Waking Up From The Pandemic Coma: A How-To Guide
I am getting Fauchi Ouchie #2 in just a few days, and I haven't been this excited about a shot since my 21st birthday. While we are not out of the woods yet, knowing...
Getting a Golden Ticket: How To Schedule Your COVID Shot
First off, let me say that I am NOT a medical professional. I do not work in the healthcare system in any way and am by no means an expert on this topic. I'm...
Dear Target, I Miss You
Dear Target,
How are you? Are you holding up ok? I'm sorry that I haven't been around as much. You see, there's a global pandemic, and prolonged activity indoors isn't recommended, which means that my...
Sorry. I Have Pandemic Brain.
We have all heard of Mommy Brain - that hormonal anomaly appears in pregnant women (and carries over into the sleep deprivation stage of New Mommydom). We've also heard of Pandemic Fatigue - that...