Last spring, I wrote a post called The Lesson of the Boggart. It was one of the most popular posts from my Blogger days (I switched to self-hosting on WordPress shortly thereafter) and one of my personal favorite book-centric posts. In the post (which I hope you’ll read) I wrote about the genius of J.K. […]
depression
5 Ways to Fight Depression and Anxiety Naturally
For the past two years, since deciding to try for a baby, I’ve undergone several adjustments to my thyroid hormone: first to get myself to a level where I was able to conceive and carry a baby, then to keep the baby safe from miscarriage, then to re-balance the hormones from pregnancy and nursing. I’m […]
Thank You, Television
My husband and I finished the last episode of The Office yesterday. Though I wasn’t impressed with the episode itself (it was a little sappy for my taste; the Michael surprise was nice, but it didn’t feel like Steve Carell was in character) it did make me nostalgic. The wonderful thing about TV shows is […]
Weathering the Weather
Mother Nature is laughing maniacally at those of us on the northeast coast right now. We went from bitter cold temperatures for days on end, to an ice storm, to a twenty degree thaw, to a further jump of twenty degrees combined with rain. And the weather fluctuation is set to continue over the next […]
Growing Pains
My son is going through a growth spurt this week. He hasn’t had a major one since maybe 2 1/2 months, and he’s over 4 months now, so I’d let myself forget how tough it is on all of us. For Edwin, it means having trouble staying asleep, because he’s wakened by both growing pains […]