I have a friend that is bearing something heavy, and silent. It is the kind of thing she smiles through with her mouth, but that never quite leaves her face. We appeared at each other’s doorsteps in the 80’s as gap-toothed children, and then...
There is this trend I keep seeing pop up on social media in the landscape of fitness: the Slow Girl Workout Era. This is said to be slow, deliberate movements and deep connection with our bodies. For years, the fitness industry has been dominated by...
I got a tattoo. Yes, I’m well aware that I’m 52 years old. If you have a problem with it, bite me. My tattoo is very special to me and millions of little girls everywhere. It is Princess Leia. It is a simple profile line drawing and yes, it has the...
I knew from pretty early on that I hoped to raise any children I had in a fairly free nature. Having been raised under the tight thumb of strict parents, I grew to see some wiggle room as a form of character development. After all, all my parents’...
Let me just say Bagel And Deli….. This hole in the wall deli in Oxford, Ohio was amazing! College life in the late 90s and early 2000s holds a special place in the hearts of those who experienced it. It was a unique era marked by significant...
Well, summer is officially here. You can always recognize it by the amount of cups that are left sitting out that no one will claim, and by the amount of effort I put into cleaning, only for it to look like I was never there, and have not ever...
There are certain things I want to like for a wide variety of reasons. Reasons such as, it’s fun or it’s good for me or even it’s just a way to pass the time. In my advanced age, I have realized, some shit just isn’t my jam. The latest addition to...
As a work from home mom for the past 13 years I know how summer can be chaotic with kids home and their friends over, being an Uber driver while balancing meetings and Zooms but also absolutely amazing being home with my kids during the summer. I am...
I have one child. My daughter, Josie, is now 18. She was adopted from China. We brought her home when she was 15 months old. I believe with my whole heart she was meant to be ours and there is not another child on the planet who would fit better in...
This weekend we attended a memorial service for my dear friend’s mother, Roseanne, who for much of my teen years was like a second mother to me. Hers was the house we all wanted to be at, with the always stocked fridge, the swimming pool with thick...