At 12 I entered middle school. There were 6 classes in each of the 3 grades, and each class had about 50 students. If you did the math...

I’m sitting on my couch on a massager that’s kneading my back. The TV is on and my eyes are following the moving images on the screen. I...

Vacation: an extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling. Routine: a sequence of...

Have you ever noticed that you see a different face of yours in a mirror that’s not your own? We are on spring break visiting dear...

After our semi-weekly visit to grandma’s house, we got in the car to drive home after having dinner and playing cards with my...

A few days ago I opened the freezer door to get something out, and the lights in the freezer went out. Crap. Another appliance trouble....

My kids are 11 (almost), 9, and 7. Till they graduate high school and move away from home, I have them for another 7, 9, and 11 years at...

For the last week or so my mind has been drawn to a particular subject every day. Like a squirrel getting ready for winter, I had amassed...

Recently a woman emailed me and asked if I could teach her Ashtanga yoga. She commented that she liked the idea of Ashtanga because it is...

Last May I got a hibiscus tree from a local shop and it’s been in my house ever since. For almost a year this tree has given us beautiful...

When I was getting my doctorate degree in comparative literature, I often felt like a charlatan. Looking around me, the majority of my...

Normally in the morning when my 10yo is ready for the bus, either I or my son walk her down the driveway with one of our dogs. This...

Following the list of “items not to eat” I drew up yesterday, I had a very simple day as far as my food consumption was concerned:...

This morning I sat in the car with my 10yo, waiting for her school bus. I laid my two hands on my belly and asked my daughter, “have you...

My husband works over the weekend just as he works over the week, but I’ve had the luck to not schedule any work for myself over the...

My favorite color has always been red. My house is painted red on the outside. My kitchen islands are red. When I opened my studio I...

I sit down next to a woman to get the blue gel polish off of my nails. I’d selected the color because I wanted to be expressive, but...

Many a time when my kids do something that makes me say “what were you thinking?”, they would point a finger at each other and say,...

A good day is when I bring lots of good ideas to fruition. If I have a good idea and then I wait on it, chances of me carrying it out are...

My 10yo recently started receiving climbing instructions. She enjoyed both sessions tremendously, but it was torturous during drop-off...