Musings inspired by everyday life.

My kiddo, Jack, turned 7 this past week. It’s that age when he still needs his Mommy close but is starting to pull away… “ew Mom, don’t kiss my che...

"So he's actually a good guy?" my (almost) seven-year-old Jack asked tentatively. He was sitting on the couch watching a behind-the-scenes video to...

During a recent trip to Mexico, two girlfriends and I were enjoying a morning beach walk, feeling the sun on our faces and catching up on life, whe...

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Daylight Saving Time for as long as I can remember. The rational part of me knows longer, sunnier evenings a...

Last spring, life handed me an overwhelming series of hardships in what felt like a stroke of bad luck. Around that same time, my cherished four-le...

Living in the Pacific Northwest, I'm lucky to be surrounded by majestic waterfalls, alpine lakes, and snow-capped mountains. But it's more than jus...

I recently took my kiddo Jack to the Museum of Illusions in Seattle. As we wandered through rooms where bridges seemed to tilt, our bodies morphed ...

It’s that time of year when kids and adults are preparing their valentines—little gestures meant to show care. It got me thinking about one Valenti...

I friend recently shared her ambivalence about an upcoming dinner date she’d committed to. I asked her: “What do you want to do?” She explained tha...

This time of year, we're bombarded with reminders that Valentine's Day is around the corner. If we're single, it can feel like a lonely reminder. A...

I went for a hike this weekend to one of my favorite alpine lakes in the Pacific Northwest. The trip reports on AllTrails said the trail was a bit ...

My kiddo Jack decided to take on another 8+ year old kiddo project (he’s 6 years old). This time it was a wooden assembly project with 38 two-dimen...