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I Was Wrong, It Doesn’t Get Easier

When our kids were toddlers mid-tantrum, parents would walk by and warn, “Just wait until they are teenagers! You’ll wish for these problems!” I was left assuming they’d turn into hormonal mutants who skipped school and snuck out to parties.…

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Changing How We Talk About Death

I remember sitting with my grandmother at the end of her life. She was in a hospice house and the nurses and volunteers brought her a menu of food selections. It was around 8am breakfast, but the nurse urged her…

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Helping Kids (And Us) with Failure

They say pressure makes diamonds, but how much pressure is too much for our kids? I am constantly wavering about being proud of my kids for good grades and feeling overwhelmed with how much work they have to do. The…

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A Case of the Sunday Scaries

I remember when I was working my very first job, I would curl up on the bathroom floor in a pure panic the night before returning to work. I had a bad case of the “Sunday Scaries. Things have much…

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Feeling The Feels This Back-To-School Season

Let me start by saying, we live in a college town. We feel lucky to be surrounded by several big universities and even small colleges within just a few miles of our front door. Last week, I needed to make a…

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Back to School Pep Talk

Penn wants to put a magnet on our fridge of Dr. Hope Seidel’s face with her top 3 pieces of advice for struggling parents.  Put your own oxygen mask on first.  Question what success really means.  Struggle produces growth.  I…

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Beyond The Comfort Zone

I love my comfort zone. For me, I crave a spot on my couch with my dog on my lap and my family nearby. It’s cozy and safe and I’d stay there for weeks at a time if I didn’t…

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Enjoying The Process

The pandemic did a number on a lot of people’s careers. A good friend of mine who lost her job even gave herself a deadline to return to the corporate world before leaving it all behind to bartend at the…

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Asking For A Friend (Literally)

I am finding myself, more and more, craving connection as I get older. I have the best, most loyal friends from different parts of my life but during the day-to-day, I think it’s safe to say: I need more friends. …

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Looking For The Perfect

I have conflicted feelings about getting older. On the one hand, I’ve known people who have passed before their time and so I know getting old is a privilege. On the other, I’ve seen the quality of life that comes…

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