I am, I believe, I hope, I expect…
A few months ago, I was contacted by Amber Karnes, an amazing woman in Virginia who had found Beautiful You at her local libary. Amber had the idea of creating a body image […]
The Case for Care
When I was twenty-four, I broke myself. My whole darn self. I was a passionate, young teacher, coach, and administrator. I threw myself into doing everything I could for the […]
What’s your default?
During our second celebration of Happy’s First Thanksgiving (we celebrate Thanksgiving with both families on Thanksgiving day in a fine example of our general insanity), Gracie, his sweet cousin who is a year […]
Today’s tool: a personal mission statement
Writing a personal mission statement is something that I always had my college and summer students (who were in high school) do. Mission statements allow you to voice what it is […]
Looking for direction(s)
We were in the wood-paneled station wagon. I want to call it the old family station wagon but, back then, it was new. It would be fifteen more years before […]
Save the Date for another Twitter Party!
So, Michelle Icard of the very parenting and tween/ teen friendly Michelle in the Middle site, is hosting a back to school Twitter Party and you so need to attend. […]
Diving into your most beautiful you
Far too many women world-wide feel uncomfortable in our bodies. But as young children, many of us felt comfortable in our skin; our bodies were considered treasured instruments—endlessly expressive, valued, […]
Some Sort of Peace
I first welcomed Kate Giguere Morris as a guest blogger here a few weeks ago. Missed it? Go read her Small, Smaller, Smallest post now. You’ll be glad you did. […]
Back on the bike, y’all.
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a friend who moved to England about five years ago. Before she moved, we were running partners and shared a general […]
A simple rule: don’t engage crazy
The other day, I was telling a friend a story. I said something along the lines of, “And I wasn’t going to engage because one of my rules is […]
