I woke up this morning and memories of Kim, my soul mate, flooded in, wrapping me in a warm fuzzy blanket of love. I could write forever and not cover all the stories I have about our time together. And I never feel like I’m telling them as well as I could, but in an effort to put out my stories whether they feel ready or not (they never feel ready), here’s what came to me this morning. Like a…
My motto has always been: “Take care of the luxuries, the necessities will take care of themselves.” (Thank you Dorothy Parker, for writing this brilliant motto.) Whether this has served me well or not is a matter of opinion. I have yet to win any financial acumen awards—yet the necessities do seem to take care of themselves and the luxuries… well my definition of luxury changes often. For example, in my 20s, luxury meant traveling the world as what I…
My favorite mythologist, Joseph Campbell, said near the end of every hero’s journey, we face a massive dragon guarding life’s greatest treasure—the truth of our soul. It’s a lesson I learn over and over, but it seems the dragon is bigger this time, with much sharper teeth and claws and hotter fire-breathing capabilities than ever before. But guess what? I have experience slaying dragons. After getting my Masters degree at Harvard, I craved quiet, long walks in the woods, and…
I was talking to a veterinarian mom last night at a 7th grade birthday party, and we were talking about the kitten debacle of 2018. (In a nutshell, our six-month-old kitten got pregnant on spring break while staying with a catsitter, and gave birth to several kittens, one on my head while I was sleeping thank you very much, and long story short, things didn’t go well and one of the kittens ended up with three legs. I had to…
I was jumping on the bed last night in a spontaneous dance party to Soulmate by Lizzo, when I missed the bed and face-planted on my hardwood floor. Henry, my 13-year-old’s face appeared above me. “Mom? Are you okay?” “Of course! I know how to take a fall! I was in the circus!” And it’s true—while most people dream of running away with the circus, I bear the proud accomplishment of actually having run away with one. Well, not exactly…
Plan a party and let the light and laughter blast out the darkness!