Okay, the title is a little deceiving. You don’t just need one. You need lots. Like, hundreds. But that felt a little intimidating for a blog post title. A few years ago, I started intentionally practicing gratitude. What I mean by intentionally is basically that I made myself do it every day, not just on days […]

I view birthdays as my personal New Years. This means I reflect – a lot – and write some, too. dress  At 29: You care both more and less than you ever have before. Less about the things that don’t matter – a list that seems to grow by the day – and more and about […]

Jack is in the bathtub, wearing goggles. He’s calling to me with a voice so raspy that it feels like my heart is going to explode right out of my chest. “Mama, watch this.” I want to save this moment – this ordinary, everyday moment -forever. I want to bottle it up and revisit it […]