“You can’t always get what you want But if you try sometime you find You get what you need” The Rolling Stones I have always loved music.… Read more “This Week The Universe Called…”
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Hooked on a Feeling
I am conscious that I’ve been doing a lot of complaining lately about how hard it is to be raising two kids and how different it is… Read more “Hooked on a Feeling”
When Motherhood Feels Like a Dress Rehearsal for the Real Thing
It occurs to me sometimes that I am meandering through life still trying to figure things out in my mid-thirties, the age at which I had always… Read more “When Motherhood Feels Like a Dress Rehearsal for the Real Thing”
7 Ways Kids Make Your Life Better
We already know all the things that make parenthood miserable. They all seem to focus on what you’re lacking: lack of sleep, lack of sex, lack of… Read more “7 Ways Kids Make Your Life Better”
2014: Time to Slow Down
This year I’m resolving not to have a long list of resolutions…just one. In 2014, I want to stop rushing, and start savoring the moment. Last year,… Read more “2014: Time to Slow Down”
A Typical Night
It was a Tuesday afternoon right before Halloween. I’d been home that day, juggling a baby who had a stomach virus and attempting to write a paper… Read more “A Typical Night”
10 Truths About Living With A Tween
Your days of listening to NPR on the car radio are over…it’s all Top 40 pop songs from now on. Thinks shorts and a hoodie are appropriate… Read more “10 Truths About Living With A Tween”
What I Want for My Kids: Don’t Be Like Me
A growing body of research suggests that you can either have a happy life or an interesting life, but that you can’t have both. In other words,… Read more “What I Want for My Kids: Don’t Be Like Me”
Older But Not Wiser? Respecting Your Elders While Respecting Yourself.
It is generally accepted that as we grow older, we gain the kind of wisdom that can only come with life experience. There is a cultural norm… Read more “Older But Not Wiser? Respecting Your Elders While Respecting Yourself.”
62 – 37 – 4- HIKE! The life of a Working Mother is not a Spectator Sport.
No, this isn’t a blog about football, but it is about surviving and thriving as a working mother. At 62 I’ve been married to the same wonderful… Read more “62 – 37 – 4- HIKE! The life of a Working Mother is not a Spectator Sport.”
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