I bought a car magnet that says, “Kindness Matters” out of a catalog a few years ago. The intention of the magnet was to encourage other drivers around you to be more considerate on the road, maybe to help decrease road rage and foster a…
This is a question I’ve been asking myself much more recently. I hear you thinking already, “Yep, she’s finally cracked up.” It does sound a little funny, doesn’t it? We ask a version of this to people when we greet them. We ask, “How…
Eating well in the midst of a jam-packed full schedule can seem next to impossible. So often between work and home and activities, there doesn’t seem to be any time for plans for meals, much less cook them. And here we are starting back to…
Ever feel like you’re running on a hamster wheel? Just round and round and going nowhere? It happens. A lot, it seems in my life. And I know that it’s generally because of how I live. Work, kids, activities, projects – it’s a lot…
This week has been begging for ibuprofen. Now, I didn’t take any. Not that there’s anything wrong with taking some ibuprofen if you need it here and there. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory medication, and it works. Too much of anything isn’t good though, and…
It’s been a hard week. Do you ever feel like you’re not doing anything right? I mean in a deep, core-of-who-you-are kind of way. We all wear different titles: friend, mother, wife, doctor-lawyer-indian chief (you know what I’m trying to say). There’s a level…
This post is either for other moms of young kids or for women who’d like a reminder to be vigilant with their chosen method of birth control. You’ve been warned… There was a day, long long ago and far away, when I dreamed of…
I just spent a week away from work. My older kids were at camp for 5 days, and the youngest stayed with a friend. I didn’t cook, clean or organize anything. We went out for dinner, talked, went to bed and got up when we…
This week has been nuts! I worked all last weekend at the hospital and this is now my last week to get the oldest three kids ready for a week away at camp. The five year old is staying with a friend next week…
This one is for my non chocolate people! (I don’t understand you, but I love you anyway!) I’ve been trying to stay on the no sugar track, but I still really like my cookies. If you want to read more about why I’m avoiding…