Tonight, I come to you from a humble place: a place of distraction and failings, a place of comparison where I don’t measure up to my own standards of perfection. “Measuring up” is an interesting way to put it, I suppose. For just earlier today I attended my annual doctor exam where the nurse measured … Continue reading “Should” is a Saboteur
Being a cool mom is probably an impossible goal to achieve with a teenager, so until that time comes I’m totally counting myself as a cool mom. Today I’d like to share with you the ways in which I am cool, in the hopes that you will realize just how cool you are, too. I … Continue reading How to be a Cool Mom
Lately I’ve been contemplating the portrayal of women in society and what it means to be a woman. Two days ago I went to cast my vote and I felt powerful. There I was: a working, educated, multiracial woman taking time in her day to go vote. Women have come a very long way. I … Continue reading The Portrayal of Women
It’s that time of year again when we can embrace the sundry things that cooler weather encourages, like baking chocolate chip cookies! My coworker once told me that she likes “making people happy with food.” While that sounds like it could be fattening, it also sounds like it could be fun. My way of making … Continue reading The Pizza Stone Bakes Great Cookies
Two years ago today, I buckled my infant in his car seat, dropped him off with his grandma, and went to work at the conclusion of my ten week maternity leave. The once warm and inviting summer weather turned bitter and cold, mirroring my emotions. My baby was just nine weeks old, three weeks older … Continue reading Becoming a Working Mom
My two very best friends from college live many miles away from me. One is up north where it snows too much and the other is in an entirely different country! They are both on my mind right now and I am missing them greatly. Having been out of school for over five years, I … Continue reading On Long Distance Friendships
Healthy Boundaries With Yourself, the title wrote itself before I even had a chance to process my subconscious call to change. "Saddle up," I told myself. “This one might hurt a little.” I think we can all agree that we are at once very lenient and very hard on our own self. We know our … Continue reading Healthy Boundaries With Yourself
