This morning, like most mornings somewhere between my first and second (or third) cup of coffee, I glanced at my old-school, sticker-adorned family calendar that leans awkwardly against the missing backsplash – the one that we picked out over a year ago and is still waiting its turn amidst the list of All Things Requiring […]

Hello, Gorgeous Morning. Sunshine is streaming in through the coffee shop window, my cup is (literally) full, and I’m gratefully pouring over the words of a woman who took on the FULL #52DareChallenge a year or so ago… (Confession: sometimes I really, truly forget that these dares are out there, or that they are providing the […]

I’ve been thinking a lot about hope, which is something I’ve heard lately from those who are not overly concerned with what is going on with the new president’s regime-in-making. And I do have hope. It’s just not in him. And it’s not in the people with whom he is surrounding himself. It’s also not […]

Dear Beautiful Person Out There, It’s been entirely too long since I’ve carved out the space to just sit and write what’s on my mind. (My version of cheap therapy.) But here’s The Thing that’s got me stirred up right now. There is always something. More. Things to be handled. Shit to get done. Uncomfortable feelings […]

Morning lovelies. It’s over — Friday, that is. And the keynote speech that I’d been holding and preparing for many weeks. Before I forget the experience, I wanted to share how it went. Thus, I present to you the Ten Stages of Getting Up There. Stage 1: I Got This. This is when you wake […]

This post is by a beautiful soul, Lauren Roberts-Shanks, who I knew back in high school. I haven’t seen her in over 20 years. And yet, we meet here.  She is launching her website, www.soulawareness.com, this March. I recently turned 40.  This is a turning point.  Although it’s just a number, it has awoken something ferocious […]

Hello, world. I’ve been hibernating since baby M’s arrival. My days have largely been about readying kids for school, pick-ups and drop-offs, nursing and cuddling, laundry and more laundry, and carving out some time to work on a project. (And did I mention the laundry?) It’s been eight weeks since my little girl arrived earth-side. […]

I’ve cried three times in the past twenty-four hours. Just seeing the tiny knit hat on the side table – and picking it up to smell the sweet baby detergent scent – does me in. My baby girl is, according to an early ultrasound, now 16 days past my “due” date. My body has been warming up […]

I’ve crossed the 38-week threshold of pregnancy, which puts me smack-dab in the ready-or-not-here-she-might-come delivery zone. And I’m not ready. I can’t imagine hauling this belly around for many more days or dealing with the sleepless nights of seemingly endless bathroom trips and restless legs and warm-up contractions that feel very real. I’ve had newborns […]

My daughter came into our room the other night after a really scary dream. Her description of it alone gave me the goose bumps. As she climbed in bed with me, and I wiped away her tears, I assured her that the image in her mind would pass, soon enough. But she was still shaken […]