It was my ten-year anniversary today, so I tried on my wedding dress. I had it preserved a few months after the wedding, so even though I’ve seen it in its display box every day, I haven’t...Read More
We’re all familiar with the standard productivity advice given to those who want to accomplish something big. “If you want to [write a novel, run a marathon, crochet 100 afghans],”...Read More
Oscar Wilde: no other writer is capable of putting so much humor and poignancy into a single, simple sentence. Here are some of my favorites: “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”...Read More
I chose to write about PURPOSE this month for, well, a purpose. I thought I would need to prepare myself for the feeling that I was losing my current life’s purpose by giving up mommy-time and w...Read More
It’s a fact of life: some people will always try to encourage you to take the next step on the ladder of traditional societal norms. When you start dating someone seriously, it’s “So...Read More
I have noticed something about marriage: the people who are happily married, and therefore have the most to share about the joys of marriage, don’t generally talk about it. As Americans, it̵...Read More
