It has been a year since I joined a gym, and if that sounds incredulous to you, you should be in my shoes. I always figured that before I said it had been a year since I joined a gym, I’d have said I enjoyed the mushrooms I ate last night. More...

Growing up, people would say to me “you look just like your mama” or “spitting image.” When you are small, you do not mind looking like your mother. All young children think their mothers are beautiful. More...

The same problem pops up at least once a year. Something goes missing and the search sends me digging through piles of stuff I should have thrown out the year before. Or the decade before. More...

When our first child was born, while I appreciated the sentiment, I never understood this oft-heard statement: “Oh, you must be so proud.”  I didn’t get that then, and don’t now, nearly 20 years and three children later.& More...