With summer winding down, I think a lot of people are in “back to school” mode.  And for the record, it pains me to write “summer winding down”.  If anything, its even hotter in August [...]

It’s summer here in Texas, and that means its so hot and sticky you melt just walking out of the air conditioning.  My in laws live at the beach in New York, and I can’t [...]

I was out a couple weeks ago and talking to someone life in general.   Somehow my love of tacos and ice cream cones and dessert in general came up, and she made a comment to [...]

Habits, both good and bad, are a really interesting thing.  “They” say it takes 21 days to form a habit, but no one can tell me who “they” are or how “they” got to that [...]

I'm not going to get all overly dramatic and say I "lost myself" when my daughter was born. I didn't, but her birth changed me in an unexpected and profound way.  Her infancy wasn’t easy [...]

I’m a firm believer that no one is an island.  We can set out to do anything, but realistically, try as we might (and I often try REALLY hard, ask my husband), it’s incredibly rare [...]

I have a birthday coming up.  Getting older has never bothered me, and while I joke about being old, I also know my husband will always be older.  Next week, I’ll be 35 and for [...]

In my workout group, I’m one of the regulars who comes almost no matter what.  I thrive on a routine in general, my daughter usually gets some park time or time playing with friends (often [...]