November 2020

Winter Winning: Cold Weather Running Gear, Part I

 Winter Winning: Cold Weather Running Gear, Part I

Last month, Tante Pia received fan mail asking the burning question of this season: How do I stay warm during cold weather running? This month, Tante Pia teams up with Über Moms President, Jordan Sapir, to get all you mom runners prepared for the running season ahead.

Germans say there is no bad weather, just the wrong clothing. So dig out your Turkey Trot Tee, circa 1998 (read further to find out why you shouldn’t do this), and prepare to win this winter, running!

Über Moms Book Club November 2020

Über Moms Book Club November 2020

We are in our second lockdown, and, like all good sequels, it is not a carbon copy of the original. But, like all bad sequels, something feels different, in a hmmm, I’m not sure about this kind of way. Or maybe it’s just me? The not-knowing, the uncertainty, remains, but there is a weariness setting in. Lots of people more qualified, and more eloquent, than I, have written about it, so I will not go on analysing it.

You’re Worth It: A Note from the Editor

You’re Worth It: A Note from the Editor

The phone rings. I can’t pick it up. The incessant ringing persists, but the phone won’t connect. I can hear my aunt, in Maryland, on the line. She’s trying to get her message through the white noise. Each and every time, she fails. I fail to answer, to hear her frantic pleas. Beads of sweat drip down my forehead. I awake in a state of panic. My nightgown is drenched and I’m in a cold sweat. I soon realize it’s a dream. A recurring dream.