PinnedBack to School in Masks: What Pandemic Life is Really Like for Kids in SchoolWe’re back in school now, huzzah! Back to the good old daily grind. Elementary school seems to be going well, kids and teachers in masks now. The excitement of the first day sure has worn off. …Masks4 min readMasks4 min read
Mar 12, 2021Moms Everywhere Know: Pandemic Snow Days are the Best Snow Days!A historic spring snow is on its way! Two feet of snow, ready to plop itself down right on your front doorstep. You know what that means, right? Snow day! I’m preparing now by stocking up on vodka and hand sanitizer. Oops, sorry, wrong stockpile. I’m preparing now by stocking…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
Jan 30, 2018Timeline of an Autoimmune DiseaseI was 18 the first time I knew something was wrong. I burned my hand with a cigarette, but the burn wouldn’t heal. Weeks went by and I tried bandanges and ointments and lotions and lathers. I wore gloves and started barely washing my hands to avoid irritating the wound…Health6 min readHealth6 min read
Dec 31, 201718 for 2018One of my favorite authors and podcasters Gretchen Rubin recently suggested that instead of the typical New Year’s Resolutions, simply coming up with 18 things you’d like to accomplish in 2018. …Writing1 min readWriting1 min read
Dec 3, 2017Passing the TimeThere is a quote by Dr. Seuss that goes something like “How did it get so late so soon?” This morning I logged on to Facebook to see my six year-old staring back at me, but in baby form. She was six months old then, lounging on the couch, looking…Parenting2 min readParenting2 min read
Oct 6, 2017On Making The Decision To WriteI’ve been writing as long as I can remember. Journals, poems, little snippets of stories here and there. College, then my masters. In college I thought I’d major in creative writing, until I really got into the writing and I realized being workshopped, reading aloud, those things did not fit…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Apr 10, 2017When Anxiety Rings The DoorbellEverything fell apart when the doorbell rang. Up until then, she was “keeping it together.” That’s what she was telling herself anyway. Deep breaths and pinching the layer of fat along her hip bones, as hard as she could, just to distract her brain. So she wouldn’t think about the…Short Story2 min readShort Story2 min read
Aug 18, 2016To My Daughter, On Your First Day of KindergartenToday, my love, is your first day of kindergarten. You will wear the new dress I bought you, excitedly. You will fight me as I struggle to pull your hair into a ponytail. You will pick at your breakfast, body full of nerves. You will hug my leg in fear…School2 min readSchool2 min read
Apr 18, 2016What Makes You Think You’re a Writer?There are writers, and then there are writers. You know, the real kind. The kind that write incredible novels, or screenplays, or tomes on the future of technology. I write a mommy blog. I write website copy for my clients. I write press releases, and white papers and bylines and…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Mar 1, 2016For The Kids, Or Why Selflessness is BullshitThere’s this Blink 182 song, “Stay Together For The Kids.” It’s about divorce. And how it’s hard and messy and sad, especially for the kids. Growing up, I always thought that idea, the idea that parents should do the selfless thing and stay together for the kids, was bullshit. My…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
