How does co-dependency work in parenting, I asked my therapist this morning. Or is that even the right term? I'm trying to figure out how...

I took a short walk at sunset. Not very far, just down to Powderhouse Hill. Skaters on the flooded basketball court, skiers on the...

"Our family is a group project." ~Once Upon a Gene, Episode 184 with Janie Reade I'm listening to a podcast about Syngap1. It's for work,...

Most choices exist under constraint. The choice for work and childcare is a massive constraint. ~Dr. Kathryn Anne Edwards, Camp Wire,...

Jumping into writing after almost half a year away is daunting, so I'm going to skip straight to some of my recent favorite quotes. The...

4 o'clock sunlight is my favorite. I'm grateful to the sun for slanting through the windows and finding me inside when I long to be...

I'm in a no-bull-shit mood today. I firmly, lovingly, and clearly pre-taught my expectations for my children this morning as to their...

This morning I lost my ever-loving shit. Fortunately, no one else was around, not even the dog (and the cat was outside, otherwise she'd...

Nadia Bolz-Weber: The devestation of our first heartbreak is inextricably linked to all of the worthiness we attached to being the object...

I never merited this grace, that when I face upstream I scent the virgin breath of mountains, I feel a spray of mist on my cheeks and...

Tell all the truth but tell it slant -- Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight To Truth's superb surprise As...

"Emotions should be understood as 'geological upheavals of thought.'" Martha C. Nussbaum (referencing Proust) Caregiver Burnout - Ai-jen...

Yesterday I listened to my favorite (and only) podcast, We Can Do Hard things. The episode was a "double date" with Andrea Gibson and...

Yesterday was a little harder. I was sick of my own thoughts. I listened to songs that are too cheesy and almost lost it. I tried to get...

Objectively speaking, I shouldn't feel so happy right now. Last week, during a particularly raw and honest session with my psychiatrist,...

The Mexican Sunflowers are finally blooming. They're one of my favorites: fiery, silky, and somehow simultaneously refined. And the stems...

The rain didn't make me sad yesterday like it usually does. Instead, it felt cozy. Both kids were home sick with colds, but they got...

Not a day goes by when I'm not winging it. It makes life interesting, but it's also draining. How to be a good friend, a good partner, a...

C and I had the vulnerability and exposure of a pair of slugs after the rain this morning. On Monday C stayed home sick with a cold, our...

It was 90 degrees out today, a scorching, bright farewell to summer. Today was productive in the traditional sense. I painted the hundred...