Juggling it all – children, divorce, career, dating, friends, family, yourself – and somehow still standing.
I am a sucker for smells. I can smell something completely random and it takes me back to the exact moment or the exact person associated with when that olfactory memory was created. Cologne, a baby, the beach after it rains, pine and sugar cookies at Christmas – the smells sear those moments in my …
2 – Baking THE BACK STORY My son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy when he was 5. Once you realize the ramifications of going through life with a child who has a food allergy, it’s mind-boggling. Obviously, understanding, examining and considering all foods is of paramount importance. After countless class parties and birthday celebrations, …
I have already told you the complicated relationship I have with optimism. I tend to veer towards the negative, instead of believing in the good – in any situation. Over the past year, I have made an active choice every day to choose joy and that has changed my perspective on life tremendously. I worry …
Against my better judgment (it is flu season after all…), I stopped into the Urgent Care yesterday because of lingering right ear and throat/gland pain. My son has been sick with a junky cough for weeks, so I assumed I was just getting whatever he has. A diagnosis of a sinus and ear infection and …
As we embark on a new year, a new decade, in fact, I like to reflect on the things, spaces and activities that make me happy (and sane!) as we traverse this crazy road called life. I am a single mom of a 10-year-old and an 8-year-old. It took me a long time to be …
