Musings inspired by everyday life.

My kiddo Jack recently got a new favorite stuffy for his pre-k graduation. In the beginning, he loved this stuffy so much (an owl named Nick). He c...

I’m no sailor, but I know that the right amount of wind is required to move a sailboat forward. I also know that sailors don’t control the wind, bu...

The Yellow Brick Road was meant to lead Dorothy and her friends to the great Wizard of Oz. Spoiler alert: everyone finds out that this “Wizard” was...

My five year old firmly believes that leprechauns come to visit around St. Patrick’s Day. According to Jack, these leprechauns are mischievous pran...

Sometimes I catch myself getting mad at the weather. Like that time the rain was just not cooperating with my plans and completely ruined my picnic...

You almost never see a kid hunting for Easter eggs with multiple baskets. Holding more than one would make it really hard to focus on the task at h...

I remember thinking I wanted to be an actress, or a fitness instructor just like Jane Fonda. Then I wanted to be an advertising executive, just lik...

Sometimes you may feel inherently different than most. And yet, as you expand your circle and experiences, you’ll meet others who are a lot like yo...

What we choose as our #1 priority will not always choose us back. Whether it is career, relationship, kids, family, extracurriculars, or something ...

I went skiing the other weekend for the first time in several years. I wanted to start slow and easy, so I asked a resort guide whether there were ...

When we hear (or say) that someone “showed their true colors,” it usually implies that the person in question has revealed some aspect of their cha...

When I think about whether I am happy with my day, my week, my year, my life - I now think about it through the eyes of my four year old. From the ...