It has been a long time since I’ve sat down at this computer to write. Like, a really long time. As a writer, I almost always feel a deep burden to capture the essence of my experience and my thoughts and feelings around it just so, all the while being careful not to choke the […]

I don’t know about you, but I’ve a very good taskmaster. I get very focused on the goal, put up my blinders, and to heck with everything else until the task is done. This can be both a blessing and a curse. Going for a walk? There must be a goal: to get to the […]

I was reading a great book the other day called Quiet by Susan Cain, and near the end of the book, a man named David Weiss, a drummer and music journalist, told a story that really resonated with me. He was a nerdy kid who didn’t fit in, but he now lives in New York […]

Hello, my friends! I’ve been at this food thing for a long time. Ok, maybe not that long in human years, but in dog years, it’s been like…at least forty. Ten years ago, I went from being the girl who made cakes from a box (just add water, eggs, and oil – easy, peasy) and […]

*Note: I wrote this a few months ago, but my daughter is still very much into Play-doh, and has since lost the pink one by flushing it down the toilet (my favorite color. Figures) . Yes. The whole tub. Thank goodness for my husband’s daring plumbing rescue. Read on to find out why the heck […]

Being right all the time is pretty fun. I mean, maybe not all the time, but most of the time. I mean, who likes to be wrong? I’m happy to report (with no smugness at all, haha), that when I am wrong, even though it feels horrible, I’m pretty good at taking responsibility for it. […]

I have a confession to make. Since my last post (you know, the one where I admitted that I was breaking down?), I’ve been unearthing a lot of shit (sorry, there is no better word to describe it). I’m talking unprocessed experiences I’ve been storing in my cells and nervous system, limiting beliefs I didn’t […]

If you look really closely at my left eye, you’ll notice something, something that’s been happening a lot lately: It twitches. Some might say it’s because of a lack of magnesium, but I and my doctor agree: my magnesium levels are just fine. And we also both agree on something else: I’m burnt out. I’m […]

Earlier this year, my friend was himming and hawing about whether or not she should go on a yoga retreat to Tahiti at the end of June. This girl works her ass off. We’re talking 14 hour days, and often, weekends too. “Go!” I urged her. “Ya, but it’s $1800 just for the flight!” she […]