James & Jax

The first thing I do when I get to my job each morning, after logging in to e-mail, is log in to each of my journals’ Twitter accounts. Then I sign into their Facebook pages. And then I read my Google Alerts and any interesting stories I can discuss through these social media outlets. Let [...]

Driving into work is when I do a lot of my deepest thinking. The other day, I got to thinking about all the brave women I have met over the years on Twitter, particularly through the #ppdchat hosted by Lauren Hale every Monday. What’s so great about the #ppdchat Army (as we call ourselves) is [...]

This post is difficult for me to write and inspired by my friends Lauren and Yael, who are two of the strongest women I know. Learning I learned an important lesson last night. I learned my emotional limits. I truly realized for the first time, too, that my primary responsibility now is to my son [...]

I glanced at the clock. Crap! Only 1 hour until the season 5 premiere of Mad Men. Still so much to do! Like clean up all these damn Legos scattered around, get the kiddo in the tub (and wash him, including his hair & teeth), and–the hardest and longest part–get him to sleep. I thought, [...]

Today, I’m linking up with Charity and Jen and Robin and Yuz and a whole slew of awesome mommas I know for an important reason: Too often, I dismiss the things about my life that I should be so proud of. Too often, I dwell on the negative, or the things I want to change. [...]