I don’t know about you, but I could use a little easy these days. So here we go, an easy old school blog list from Elaine via Shell. Wanna play? Copy the list, plug in your answers and share on your blog. I feel far too old to play the tag game, so I’m not; [...]

So this is what let down feels like. Last Saturday I stood at a podium and shared my shame with 300 strangers and a handful of friends. I read a piece that’s been not quite 43 years in the making; a piece about my experience as my mother’s daughter and how she shaped me as [...]

This is the piece I read at the Kansas City Listen to Your Mother show in Kansas City. I’ve never published this before, and it’s one that I’ve debated about sharing.  But thanks to the wonders of technology, there will be a YouTube video of me reading the piece so I’m also sharing it here. [...]

Same trailer, different park. I actually said those words to a friend yesterday during lunch. I wish they were mine; they sound like mine, I think. They're really just a catchy bit of a country song.  I said those words because we were talking about the heavy stuff of life, and–as women tend to do–she [...]

I know what you're going to see when you come to Unity Temple on the Plaza next Saturday. You're going to see a gorgeous gathering space, replete with stained glass and carved wood. You're going to sit in a plush, decidedly Glamour Shot inspired mauve theater seat and turn your attention to the focal point [...]

At first glance it seems the same.  Pretty much. About this time last year I was thinking too much about Mother's Day. Getting wrapped up in school events and dreading the thought of the pull between restless kids and working at home during summer break and  juggling deadlines and profiles and not making time to [...]

Good isn't a word I've used often this week.  I've been too wrapped up in the events of the world, the pain and the fear and the heartbreak that's been happening around my little bubble in the beige. I've also been nursing my own wounds, being a girl over a boy and stressing out about [...]

Everywhere and nowhere. My favorite place to be. Everywhere bridges old and new Comfort and excitement Memory and wanderlust. Dad's home in the quiet My own place in the beige Any corner booth my kids dive into Every conversation with a friend. Nowhere lingers in the corners Always there. Always waiting. Painfully patient. Strongest when [...]

When your mom’s an entrepreneur Your chance of doing the cool stuff sucks. Because if your mom’s an entrepreneur She looks at fun stuff as a business project. When she looks at stuff as a business project She gets all riled up and talks about how things should be Instead of how they are. When [...]

I'm a slave to my phone. I admit it. I get antsy if I can't check Twitter, Facebook, email, Instagram, whatever. And it's not just a 'check it and forget it' kind of thing; it's a check it, check it, check it, check it kind of thing because God forbid I might miss something in [...]