My family is on the precipice of another major life change: I’m finally making the leap to establish my own business while my husband...
When my husband and I brought our oldest son home from the hospital, I just wasn’t right. I didn't know at the time, but...
For some reason, this week, I felt Netflix calling my name. I saw all of the memes and witty articles going around and I...
There once was a girl who loved to be alone…and silence.  She loved to have deep conversations with a small circle of friends and...
“It takes a village to raise a child.” While the origin of this proverb is up for discussion, the concept itself is a familiar one...
When I was growing up, I always thought I wanted something that all my friends had, that I felt I was missing out on;...
After six years of silence, Adele finds her voice, offering up the ultimate divorced moms’ anthem in “Easy On Me,” the first single from...

Married to an MBA

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When my husband first applied for an MBA program, we had just moved to Seattle, were newly married and childless.  He was elated when...

The Sweet Spot

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I seem to have reached a milestone in my journey as a mother - heck, maybe even in my journey of life. It came upon...
Let's be real here: Valentine's Day isn't exactly topping anyone's favorite holiday list. The phrase "man-friendly Valentine's Day" may seem like an oxymoron. Some...
It’s 7:50 p.m. My children are asleep, soundly. My husband pulls a wooden cigar box out of the credenza in our dining room, an...
 After 4 and 1/2 years of sporadic online dating, punctuated by several lovely relationships, I shared my experiences with online dating as a single...
I married a great guy. He’s a likable husband. I should be proud of that. I am proud of that. But I'm also annoyed...
When I became a stepmother, I had been warned that parenting was the hardest job I would ever have, but also the most rewarding....

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...