Grandmas are Special People
Mine was extra special. She was some sort of superhuman, who did everything for everyone and made this world a better...
“Aileen, wake up. There was a bomb in NY. “
“What? Tracy, why are you calling me this early?”
“Get up and turn on the TV....
I can’t believe it is September already. If you are like me, each year, I look back and think about where I was on...
When Covid-19 hit in March many of my therapy clients wanted to pause on coming into sessions for a few weeks. Very quickly after...
First off, I'd just like to say to all the people who do know me, I too am surprised that I'm writing this piece....
My then husband-to-be and I brought home an absolutely crazy and young rescue hound/terrier from the Hamilton County Humane Society in 2014. We said...
The return to school during the current health crisis can make families very uncertain and anxious. The Orchard School has put into place plans,...
I’ll never co-sleep with my kids. I chuckle, thinking back to my pre-kid self as I stuff pee covered, king-sized sheets into my washer.
A...
Terrible Twos. Threenager. Fournado. There is a reason people use these terms about their 2-4 year olds; raising a toddler isn’t easy. After many...
If sleep is defined as an inactive condition of the body where the eyes are closed, the postural muscles are relaxed, and consciousness is...
Soooo…about that pandemic. It sure came in like a wrecking ball, right? Hands down it has been one heck of a ride since March,...
Here is one of the truths about my motherhood that I often hold close to my chest: All three of my kids were formula-fed.
I...
Evidently, I’m a “nasty woman” by some people’s “standards.”
I’m a nasty woman because I stand up when others need to learn to sit down....
I am an introvert and by definition, I am reserved and quiet. A wallflower, if you will. Flowering in my own thoughts. But, an introvert...