Done anything dumb lately? I have. We all do. I’ve run into walls – literally and figuratively – because I wasn’t paying attention when I should have been. (Yes, the multitasking thing.) I’ve driven to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription, pressed for time, only to realize my wallet was on the kitchen table. […]
Going Nowhere… Slowly
Drifters, grifters and gifters?
Cloud Nine? Not So Much
Packing and repacking. Zip-lock bags for small size toiletries. Long lines at security. Shoes off, laptops out, keys and phones and change dropped into a container. Maybe a search for good measure. You arrive at your gate. There’s waiting. More waiting. Eventually, you board – and you count your blessings because you feel as if […]
Calling Home
I’m sitting at a red light in Friday rush hour traffic. It’s a ridiculous time of day to be out and I know it, but here I am, stuck and fidgeting, when the cell phone sitting in the passenger seat rings. I answer, pushing speaker phone. “Hi Mom,” he says. I’d been hoping he’d call […]
Parisian Parenting: Should We Take a Lesson?
French parenting style: cultural differences beyond the obvious.
Not Talking
When NOT talking is the right thing to do.
Exit Strategies
When college students call from far, far away.
The Rightness of Reading
Do you read to your little ones? A real book – with paper pages that smudge and yellow, and a bound spine of some sort? Did your parents or grandparents read to you as a child? Does the pleasure of reading fill you with a state of calm? Time to read – an actual book […]
Grand Central Station and Apple Sharlotka
I’ve started to write. Repeatedly. Since this morning. I’m here (but I’m not), I’m typing (with interruptions), my mind is running through its series of checklists. It’s Grand Central Station, though it’s relatively quiet. There was music making into the night. There were assorted college kids who have come and gone. The car keys are […]
Whose Needs Come First?
Single life, married life, kids, boss… So many conflicting priorities.