Typically my daughter spends a good 15 to 30 minutes in the bath each night. During the time, I am usually scrambling to answer as many emails as possible, cleaning up the kitchen and …

Today I experienced an epiphany right in the middle of the inflatables play gym.  If I had not had this revelatory moment, I would right now be  mired in shame over my maternal shortcomings.  But, …

I just finished Elizabeth Gilbert’s brand-new book Committed:  A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage.  As one of the millions of readers who loved Eat, Love, Pray–and as a newly single mom after 21 years of …

There are times I lose perspective and pity myself for having to endure the ordinary routine of life. The days, they blur together in a never-ending cycle. Feeding, clothing, cleaning, shuttling. Kids, house, spouse. Sure, …

I wanted the black leather knee-high boots. Oh, how I wanted them. Chic, elegant, sexy. I needed them. But doubt crept into my mind. My calves – what if they’re too big? What if I …

We all know her in my little town.  She roves from classroom to birthday party to gymnastics studio to science fair.  I first met her when I volunteered in my daughter’s first-grade classroom.  “Oh,” she …