So there I was, reading Oprah magazine, when I came across a story that mentioned makeovers. Now, before you get any funny ideas that I’m some kind of poof-girl, let me say that I’m not talking about one of those sessions at the department store cosmetics counter where they try to sell you a ton […]
Beyond Mommyhood
I realized something rather disturbing this past couple of weeks. I don’t do well with change anymore. Change is hard. Even when my changes don’t hold a candle to what others or the world faces. Worse, I don’t like what this new issue means to me. I’ve had a difficult time admitting this. I’ve alluded […]
It’s never too late to get on that New Year’s Resolution band wagon, is it? That’s a rhetorical question by the way. I’m thinking I need to jump aboard in a bad way. There are a few changes I need to make here at the ranch, like soon. Not the kind that require moving all […]
A song played over the PA system as we boarded a flight from L.A. on Tuesday. All I clearly heard was a woman’s voice crooning “I never meant to hurt you…” Having enjoyed some quality me time in the desert as a part of my business trip, my creative juices and desire to write were […]
It’s no secret many of us parents struggle to find that ideal balance between home, work, family and self. More often than not, us moms are very guilty of neglecting that last aspect – self. I recently learned how that bad habit can really do a number on me. Shortly after the beginning of the […]
Few things are more destructive than the power of comparing yourself to others. This I know. I don’t know if it is my competitive nature or an inherent sense that I’m not good enough, but I invariably see myself falling victim time and again to comparing myself to others. Also, I am rather nondiscriminatory in […]
Riddle me this. I have in my possession a brotherhood of sorts. A handful of eclectic items that share a unique experience involving a certain machine. So, what do a puzzle piece, Lego horse, letter block, plastic onion, Mr. The King, a flight attendant from an airplane/airport toys set and the Transformer Bumblebee have in […]
The other day I noticed a small mole on my right arm was misshaped, painful and had bled a bit – clear skin cancer symptoms. I. Freaked. Out. My life flashed before my eyes. I imagined my children talking to each other over old photographs trying to remember what I was like and hoping to […]
