2 conversations
At the grocery store this morning, Happy and I were picking up milk and broccoli. Walking towards the dairy, a lady who I didn’t recognize hollered, “Oh, that’s BF’s baby, […]
Show Your Stuff
I was 22 when my parents handed me the key (and car payment) to their 1992 Ford Escort. The freshcort, who went through a series of names– Shmello (short for […]
Q&A with Allison Winn Scotch
One of the books tucked into my beach book basket is Allison Winn Scotch’s latest, The One That I Want. I first discovered Allison as a freelance writer and found […]
the greatest surprise
We left the house this morning for the Y. I had Happy’s bag stuffed with snacks, diapers, wipes, water, and the all important milk. We can’t go anywhere these days […]
Pretty
And here is the second video I promised you on Friday. This is another You Tube video of a slam poet (and yes, there is a four letter word in […]
What I'm Reading
Here is what I have cracked open now: Rough Justice by Peter Elkind The Adonis Complex by Harrison Pope, Katharine Phillips, and Roberto Olivardia Here is what I should have open […]
What I always want to remember as a parent
“We are all just one phone call away from living a totally different life,” said Kelly Corrigan at a speaking event I went to last week (you might remember that […]
Find Something You Love
Here’s another truth that I share with students in my body image seminar: You have to find something you love. Notice I didn’t say someone. Nope, we’re pretty good at […]
One of my rules
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 Don’t […]
Journal Prompts
A couple weeks ago, I blogged about how a little self-awareness goes a long way. Since I am always striving for more self-awareness and work to get there with some […]
