When I was in 5th grade, I decided I wanted to be a writer.  I was obsessed with Judy Blume and became equally obsessed in writing my own yo...

I was living in London on April 20, 1999 when the Columbine shooting happened.  It was all over the London tabloids.  And I remember it not ...

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, I was a world traveler. Nothing extreme, mind you - I wasn't a solo backpacker criss-crossi...

Burnout is a thing.   People talk a lot about career burn out - about losing enthusiasm, drive, and motivation.  What people don't ...

We had been homebound for over 48 hours.  The snow had come down for a full 24, leaving 30+ inches in its wake.  We had tried to keep up wit...

There was a week this past October that was particularly shitty for me.  First, my husband  had a seizure  while jogging.  A few days later,...

Throughout my life, I've had several recurring dreams, most of which are pathetically typical.  The loose tooth dream, the I am enrolled...

When I was considering whether or not to have a third child, I viewed it as a bit presumptuous.  Like asking for too much.  I already had tw...

This past weekend I ran a half marathon. It isn't so odd to hear that these days.  It seems anyone and everyone has hopped on the mara...

Last month we took yet another trip to Disney World.  We are those people.  We go to far too often, and yes, we even went prior to having ch...