My mom is ninety percent deaf. She used to think it was caused by an accident when she was five years old, but then I started to lose my hearing. And so did my brother and sister. Millions of people wear glasses and have impaired vision, but you don’t hear much about hearing loss. Or […]
I joined my local yoga studio, East Wind Yoga, in January. I wanted a regular form of exercise that involved strength, flexibility, and mindfulness without having to go to a gym or follow along with a video. At first, it was really hard. And then as time went on…it was still really hard. As I […]
For a self-proclaimed feminist and believer that women are capable of anything, I haven’t always embraced certain tasks. I don’t know how to change a tire. I’ve never chopped firewood. I still get squeamish about spiders and would rather Ryan learn how to snake the clogged-up pipes in the kitchen rather than tackle it on […]
We all need a change sometimes. Often, when we feel stuck in our jobs, a moderate change is enough to reinvigorate us: a new role within the same organization, a similar role with a different company, or moving to a modified schedule. But what about when none of those options sound appealing? Here are five […]
Along with books, I buy too many nutritional supplements, each time convinced that this is the one I’ve been missing, the one that will make me the best and most complete version of myself. And then I’m afraid to stop taking a supplement once I’ve started, because what if my health plummets? I’ll be on […]
The first December after my ex-husband and I separated, our daughter Capri, nine years old at the time, kept asking to watch the movie “All I Want For Christmas.” It’s a holiday classic from the 90s, with Ethan Embry and an adorable Thora Birch scheming to get their divorced parents back together. My mom guilt […]
Use Your Inner GPS Do you ever look around and wonder, How did I get here? And I’m not talking about that time you blacked out after five too many buttery nipples and ended up spooning a pool noodle in the hotel hallway. It’s the little voice that pipes up during the midst of the […]
