Two nights ago, I cried myself to sleep. It’s been a long time since I’ve woke up with a pounding headache and swollen eyes. Eleven years ago, my parents helped us buy a mobile home in a nice mobile home park.  Previously, we had been living in a super small one bedroom apartment with a […]

Saturday morning, my family and I sat around the breakfast table.  Rather than attack our “to-do” list that is the length of all of our arms combined (I’ll explain later why it is so long.) we ended up procrastinating enjoying each other’s company and making a family “bucket list”. 10 Things: Our Family Bucket List […]

I didn’t “workout” once all weekend. Instead, I  pulled weeds, raked, trimmed, and shoveled. In the five years I’ve lived in my house, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve done yard work. Pathetic. True. (Maybe, that would explain the GIGANTIC fern-like weed overtaking my orange tree.) I love this sort of […]

Over the weekend I saw Tron. A few times in the movie Flynn says that he was so busy chasing perfection that he failed to see it in front of him. Or something like that. In fact, Flynn missed 20 years of his son’s life because he was busy chasing perfection. 20 years. Gone. We […]

Where do you want to be in 10 years?  When 2020 hits what do you want to look back and see? Only one full day left of 2010. It just seems like yesterday it was “Y2K”.   It just seems like yesterday I gave birth to a baby boy who is now 10 years old. 2000 […]

It’s no small miracle that I’m asking for I need some advice. Request for Advice #1 My sister has said in the past that that one thing she would never give up is dairy. Ironically, my sister found out her new baby is lactose intolerant.  Go figure.  Does anyone know of any good sites, recipes, […]

I’m not a disordered eater nor am I a ballet dancer (although I don’t mind pretending I am in the kitchen) but today an article about a recent controversy regarding a New York Times critic and a NYC ballerina’s weight caught my eye. In a recent review, Alastair Macaulay said, “Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar […]

“Ladies and gentlemen, as we start our descent, please make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in their full upright position. Make sure your seat belt is securely fastened…” I listened to the pilot’s voice over the intercom and double checked my seatbelt even though I hadn’t unbuckled it once the entire duration of the flight […]

Three days ago my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer.  It has been caught early and the prognosis looks great.  While cancer is never good news there is so much to be thankful for and, rather than dwell in fear or anger, I’m going to turn my heart towards thanksgiving. 10 Reasons I’m Thankful for […]

The tide has come in and I’ve been stuck in the sand.  The current pulls me out to sea.  Grains of sand slip through my fingers as I try to grasp hold . Useless.  So I wait because the tide aways returns me to solid ground. I look up from my  lonely place and see […]