Freedom of Restraint
You know when you’re a kid and your mom gets roses from your dad because its their anniversary, or he’s trying to figure out what […]
Family
Never Underestimate the Power of a Pancake
I grew up eating Sunday Dinner. Church lasted for about eight hundred hours back then. I spent most of it swinging my feet, watching flies […]
Marathon Writing and the ADHD Mother
I am a Maven of Multi-tasking, and proud of it. It has become an art form with me. I’m the kind of woman who can […]
Are We There Yet?
Remember the old “What I Did For Summer Vacation” reports we all had to write at some point in elementary school? Wonder what those were […]
I Throw Like A Girl
. . . because that’s what I am. The rock you can’t see in my hand skipped across the water four times before sinking out […]
Steel Clad Pantyhose and a Putty Knife. I Ain’t Old.
A remarkable thing happened to me today. I experienced a transformation the speed of which, if captured and stored, could power some of the larger […]
Let It Go. If it Comes Back, Let Go Harder.
I've got a psyche-kicking sensei who, each time I see him, says something that makes me realign my life-approach-lenses. And not only that but […]
Buff Mom-Triceps vs the 16 Year-old Boy
So, is it weird that when someone greets me by gripping my upper arm I have the compulsive urge to flex so they’ll think I’m […]
Physics vs The Mom
Excuse me, but where did summer go? Time is speeding up, I swear. I think it must be that the world is rotating faster. I […]
Running Is Mental. Totally.
When asked, “Why do you want to climb Mount Everest?” George Leigh Mallory famously responded, “Because it’s there.” Now that’s just stupid. Volcanoes are there. […]