“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” – Mother Teresa Today, I read a story about a boy who asked his mother to start packing him an extra lunch for school. The mother learned that…
Family and Home
No More Homework!
Elementary school children are burdened with the worries and pressures of the strain of common core and it spills into the hours after the school day ends. It’s time to take back our children’s time in the afterschool hours and fill them with hope instead of homework worries.
Cadbury Mini Eggs are the Devil
So, those DAMN Cadbury Mini Eggs……. They are the DEVIL in a beautiful spring-colored egg-shaped disguise. I have a problem with them. A HUGE problem. But I rationalize it by saying it is only a SEASONAL problem. Every year, about…
Mothers and Daughters
With Mother’s Day coming up, I am reminded of the complexities that can exist between many mother-daughter relationships. There is often hurt, miscommunication, actions not always mirroring intentions, and the plain, old simple fact that we are both women –…
My #1 Trick to Enjoy Leftover Wine
I love wine. I usually enjoy a glass with my supper and sometimes another glass later on. Sure, I love the relaxing effect it has on me, but I also love the color, the aromas, the nuances in taste…and for…
The Darkness of Postpartum Depression
I need to talk about something important – postpartum depression. We need to. Because it’s the only way – the first step – in outing something so vile. It’s the ugly, dark, shaming existence of living with and through postpartum depression.…
Loosening the Grip of OCD
I have OCD. A lot of people say that, but I really do. Some people even use it as an adjective – “I’m so OCD” – usually to indicate some fastidious cleaning habits. I suppose that’s sort of funny, but it…
How I got rid of Bad Hair Days for GOOD!
Let’s face it. “Bad Hair Days” are not a made up thing. They exist. They are real. Sometimes I swear it’s a miscommunication between me and my round brush while I strain to hold the dryer in the right direction. Some days it’s…
