My kids giving me an unprompted hug. Laughing at an inside joke with my husband. My dogs greeting me at the door with enough excitement to suggest I am the best thing…
When my now 13-year-old daughter was a newborn, I was introduced to the show Grey’s Anatomy. I quickly caught up on the three seasons that had already aired and became…
Monday started out like most Mondays. I hopped out of bed at 4 to take my son to swim practice. On the one hand, the day seemed to stretch out…
I recently scrolled through Facebook and came across a meme I liked. It read: “‘No’Vember: The month we work on saying “no” when we need to say “yes” to ourselves.” I…
You have to love getting stuck behind a school bus. I love kids as much as anyone, but the endless stops can make my skin crawl. If I hit one…
Sometimes I wish the phrase “multi-tasking” had never been invented. It’s not actually the phrase that bothers me, but rather the level to which we have embraced the concept. Me…
I am a planner…with a capital “P.” When I was ten, I told my dad I wanted to be a psychologist, work part-time and be home with my kids part-time. Guess…
Do you ever find that you are upset about events that haven’t even occurred yet?Yesterday morning my son was watching tv while eating breakfast before school. As the time to…
Do you ever look around yourself and think “I should be blissfully happy right now…and I am not?” That was the thought I had on my second day of my…
I was fortunate enough to spend 5 days in Barcelona with my husband and sister this past week. It was an amazing trip. Like many of us, I was in…