Sam Woodruff

Seriously, Sam? is a column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life. This month, Sam shows us how she is managing mom life at home during the Covid 19 Quarantine.  Last week I got a report card for my 5th grader. The text was clearly a cut-and-paste with praise for things like “being a good […]

Stuck at home? This month, Sam shows us how to survive Coronavirus quarantine. Seriously, Sam? is a column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life.  On the spectrum of the anxious, I fall in the realm of those who need meditation and medication to be calm on a good day. So, you would think that

Are you ready for the Coronavirus? This month, Sam shows us how she is preparing for the possible Coronavirus pandemic. Seriously, Sam? is a column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life.  In early January, my husband turned to me as we were getting ready for bed and said, in his gravest and most

Seriously, Sam? is a column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life.  This month, Sam reflects on the art of hostessing. To my large and wonderful extended family; all of the below is said with the utmost love and appreciation. I am an amazing hostess. Ask anyone who has ever stayed with me, and

Seriously, Sam? is a column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life.  This month, Sam reflects on her online shopping habit. I recently pulled up to my house to find a stack of boxes on my porch, one of which was over 5 feet tall. If you are anything like me, a daily pile

Seriously, Sam? is a column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life.  This month, Sam reflects on her fast-paced, always-on-the-go mom life. In case you haven’t noticed, that carefree feeling of being a parent in summer — non-existent bedtimes, smiling and nodding while the kids stuff their faces with 15 marshmallows and 2 full

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that looks at the lighter side of suburban life.  This month, Sam walks us through her brain drain- intellectual to mommy brain. Sometimes I like to pretend that I am an erudite, well-read, hyper-informed smarty pants. I guess I do this because, when I was younger, I actually was a

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that takes a lighter look at suburban life.  This month, Sam gives us some advice on how to throw a children’s birthday party that doesn’t suck! Have you ever had your best intentions go so catastrophically wrong that you were determined to use your hideous failure as a cautionary

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that takes a lighter look at suburban life.  This month, Sam takes us through her love hate relationship with skiing. I have spent the first half of my 40s stripping away the affects that I’ve layered on over the years, and finally, truly, accepting myself for who I am.

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that takes a lighter look at suburban life.  This month, Sam takes us through her “not so hot” yoga experience and why she will never do it again. There are many things that happened during my time as a hot yoga teacher that neither my training, nor a multi-decade

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that takes a lighter look at suburban life.  This month, Sam has a middle-aged epiphany. On December 31st, 2018, at approximately 10:30pm, I declared to my husband, with a mix of fascination, resignation, genuine surprise and mild relief, that I was officially Middle Aged. No, I am not a

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that takes a lighter look at suburban life.  This month, Sam gives us a Beginner’s Guide to Meditation.  A step by step guide for the meditation newbie.    I am not the poster child for meditation. I am anxious, neurotic and always on-the-go. My mental to-dos are so extensive

Seriously, Sam? is a monthly column that takes a lighter look at suburban life.  This month, Sam tackles the uniquely suburban sport of Holiday cards in Seriously, Sam? Good Tidings.   I love the holidays. Like, I start listening to Christmas carols non-stop while cooking Thanksgiving, and reluctantly turn them off when my husband cries “uncle” on