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 […]

The weather was muggy this morning in a way it hasn’t been yet this year. I stepped outside and my body instantly felt sticky. I felt a wave of nostalgia, and then the weirdest thing happened. I found myself yearning for the beginning of the pandemic. For driveway dinners, where I’d set chairs up six […]

This is typically one of my favorite weeks of the year. Basking in the glow of Christmas, reflecting on the year that’s coming to a close, looking forward to a new year with anticipation and goals. I order planners and set audacious goals and run full force into the new chapter. I look back on […]