October 2, 2023 My parents vanished for 10 days and I lost it Am I too attached to my parents? I don’t think I am – but I am pretty darn fond of them. I typically email…
September 11, 2023 When you look back on 9/11/2001, what do you remember? I’ve never written about 9/11 in any meaningful way on this blog. I mentioned it briefly in my post about the time I interviewed…
September 6, 2023 Motherhood is hard. Moms rock. Blast from the past: This post was originally published in February 2012. How adorable that I thought motherhood was hard back then, when I…
August 19, 2023 The best Preservation Park yet is coming to Lewis Center I am out of my mind with excitement about McCammon Creek Park, a new nature preserve and park opening next year along Bale Kenyon…
July 29, 2023 This is THE monologue from 2023’s Barbie movie There is one moment in the new Barbie movie that is impossible to forget. It’s when America Ferrara’s character, Gloria – aka the mom…
July 12, 2023 The summer of Z’s first real petsitting jobs The middle school years are challenging for so many reasons. Not only are kids prickly and hormone-fueled, but school is getting more academically challenging…
July 8, 2023 10 tattoo rules that will never let you down We all need rules to get through life. Some of us don’t like to call them rules and that’s fine. You can call them…
July 1, 2023 My new love of the dam stairs I used to really hate the dam stairs. We are lucky to live close to the amazing Alum Creek Dam in Lewis Center –…
June 28, 2023 Here are a few of my favorite Spotify playlists Do you ever miss the days of mix tapes and CDs? If I’m being honest, I do. Making mix tapes and CDs for friends…
June 24, 2023 I had a string of weird jobs before and during college Our 13-year-old can’t wait to have a real job. So far, she has done some pet sitting for neighbors and, of course, odd jobs…
