work balance

My sister Laura recently gave me this picture she found. It was taken at her house the day I graduated from college in 1996. I have a vague memory of standing there in her living room wearing my cap and gown, draped in the honor chords I was so proud of.…

I traveled 14,000 miles. I earned Silver Medallion Status somewhere over Iowa. I quit drinking my daily glass of wine because I realized it probably wasn’t healthy. I lost 7 pounds. I worked a series of 15-hour days. I had several nights where I only…

I have so many ideas right now. I have at least five different story ideas based on the epic family vacation we took last month to San Diego, where we attended a freestyle trampoline event for my almost-11-year-old son. On top of that, I have a couple…

I’m normally not a scaredy-cat, but a few Saturday nights ago, I found myself terrified. I was staying alone in a big, dark house full of creaky noises. When a storm came up around midnight and started spanking the trees around outside my window, I…

I got a pedicure the other day at my regular pedicure place (Deluxe Nail Salon & Spa, if you’re curious: they are THE BEST in Cincinnati). Anyway, I get a different nail technician each time I go, because I always just drop in. This time, as…