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The Legend of the Blue Starfish

March 22, 2020

Imagine walking barefoot on a ramshackle wooden dock on a sunny day with the ocean moving beneath you. You can hear the creak of old wood with every swishing wave,

The Road to Wealth is Paved with … Hula Hoops?

March 15, 2020

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

Every Single Mom Needs an Adorable Tool Kit

February 27, 2020

I just met one of my besties, Cristie, for an impromptu quick cup of tea after morning drop-off. I broke my cardinal rule about going into public dressed in my

Suncatcher

February 23, 2020

Kim was a suncatcher. She literally was so full of light and the air around her twirled and radiated rainbow lights. She would have been 46 on February 8 this

How Divorce is like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

February 18, 2020

I’ve been divorced for two weeks, and the battle wounds are not healed yet, and there are many many loose ends to sort out, but the relief of having the

My First Morning as a Divorcee

February 4, 2020

I wept because my pain was gone and I was not yet accustomed to its absence.

Dragonslayer

February 1, 2020

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

The Pink Feather Hat, the Three Legged Cat, and a Dress Made of Starlight

January 26, 2020

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

Circus Dreams

January 21, 2020

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