James & Jax

Here’s a snippet of something I read in a magazine the other day that got stuck in my brain: “Skip makeup sometimes, and show [your kids] that you’re okay with how you look…. With or without makeup, you are pretty powerful.” -Redbook (May issue) If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed my [...]

I got a hot stone massage yesterday as part of my mother’s and my “really Good Friday” tradition. Each year on this day, we spend the day together, doing whatever we feel like doing–lots of self-care involved. Or shopping. Which for some IS self-care. So what was I saying? I’m so relaxed that I forgot! [...]

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 [...]

It’s the time of year again when I want to crawl out from under my thick sweaters and sneakers, toss on some flip flops, and lay on a blanket in the sun all day long. Job? What job? This early spring (seriously–it started in January) has me excited for some events and plans we have [...]

It’s the story of my life: I get super excited about an endeavor, and then my hopes are deflated (in this case, literally). If you recall, I’m on a mission to drop the last few stubborn pounds of baby weight. At my friend’s suggestion, I decided to start running with Jax. I borrowed a jogging [...]