March snow. Exciting changes a foot at our house (more to come on this soon!). And a feeling of extreme busyness that I don’t like. All this made me appreciate the bumper sticker above all the more. I was sitting in traffic at school drop off. It was a delayed opening in March thanks […]
Read moreSometimes Katherine likes to look like this. Sometimes she likes to look like this. And other times she likes to look like this. This all seems like a good thing. Variety is, after all, the spice of life. But for some reason, our society has introduced something totally evil. Year round sports. If Katherine plays […]
Read more“We are all trying to escape our existence, hoping that a better version of us is waiting just behind that promotion, that perfect relationship, that award or accolade, that musical performance, that dress size, that raucous night at a party, that hot night with a new lover. Everyone needs to be pursuing something, right? Otherwise, […]
Read moreYou know when you catch a snap shot of exactly where your mind is, right here, right now? This afternoon, I made brownies while drinking my favorite green juice. And at first, it didn’t even seem strange. Until I put down my bottle of powerful, life affirming nutrients so that I could have two hands […]
Read moreLately I have discovered some really fun, new-to-me magazines. In case these are new to you too, enjoy! Anthology The Sun Taproot Creative Nonfiction
Read moreThis was the kind of weekend that was long on fun, family and friends but short on writing. So… I just read this great snippet on Facebook thanks to the wonderful Jen Robinson of Jen Robinson’s Book Page and thought I would share it here in lieu of a full blog post. It also […]
Read moreThe Paradox Of Our Age We have bigger houses but smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgment; more experts, but more problems; more medicines but less healthiness. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble in crossing the […]
Read moreI know this quote alludes to book reading but it sums up perfectly why I blog. I distinctly remember, nearly ten years ago now, sitting in the tiny room in Richmond that we used as an office. I had googled some combination of colic, reflux and sleep deprivation and among many other sites, a blog […]
Read moreCaroline was not an easy baby or toddler. Sleep eluded her (and therefore me). She cried loudly and often. She was sensitive to sound, light and texture. She much preferred to say no than yes. During those years, I cried easily and the dark circles under my eyes were hard to miss. Friends and family […]
Read moreIt appears that February was not a rock star month for me on the reading front. I actually considered skipping this post but I did that last year a few months in and never posted monthly updates again so here goes.. Last month, I alluded to an amazingly wonderful book so here it is.. . […]
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