Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I put some green dye in the toilet and gave my daughter a note from “Larry the Leprechaun,” so my job is done. We had a rough week with my daughter’s second bout (in 3 weeks) of strep throat. Antibiotics to the rescue…again. I’m going to stop saying things like, “Hopefully — Read More

It’s been a weeeeeeek. I am in the midst of a house renovation (hoping to make it speedy so I can move in the next 30 days), while working lots of hours and mom-ing the usual lots of hours. At least nobody is sick this week. Here’s hoping for a mellow weekend for all of — Read More

Who’s ready for Spring? We are gearing up for a big storm here in California with lots of flood watches and cold temps (I’m supposed to run a half marathon on Sunday and it’s going to be 29 degrees at the start line. I am not built for such temperatures). My daughter has strep (I’m — Read More

I am on a deadline and trying to wrap up work early today, so let’s get right into it! Quote of the week:“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The — Read More

Hello, hello, hello, is there anybody in there? I have “Comfortably Numb” in my head. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then we can just move right along. I’ve been loopy coming out of this ear + sinus infection that I can now add to the list of winter viruses that have rocked — Read More

We made it to February! As a meme on Instagram said, “January was a long year.” It feels like the holidays were three months ago, doesn’t it? February is a short month and then we’ll be heading into Spring. I am excited to leave winter, and its viruses, behind (I have another cold. It’s neverending). — Read More

Well, I succumbed to the stomach virus of last week, but am now healthy again—as I tell my daughter, “the body is amazing!” It’s been a heavy week with so much violence in the news. I am constantly wrestling with how much to shield myself from headlines. It feels like avoiding reality, and maybe it — Read More

Well, I jinxed myself (again) last week by declaring it all quiet on the winter virus front. A plague has descended. I have been spared (so far), but my daughter has been sicker than I’ve ever seen her with this brutal stomach virus. It should pass soon. Here’s hoping for a healthy and happy weekend—for — Read More