The Gift of Sending Letters to Loved Ones

If You’re Going to Eat It, You Might As Well Enjoy It

The other day I was out to lunch with a friend. We’d eaten the “normal” salads we always eat, and…

If Only My Husband Would Listen to Me

My husband, Jon, is hosting a work party here on Friday night. This past weekend, I asked him a number…

Rock-N-Roll, Even if You Aren’t Cool

I had an epiphany the other day in the car. One I’m sure my kids have had many times. For…

Graduation: the Bitter Sweet Unavoidable Moment

It’s graduation season. It seems today there’s a ceremony for everything: moving up from kindergarten to first grade, elementary school…

Happiness Must be Grown in One’s Own Garden

You’d have to be living under a rock to not know about Bruce Jenner’s recent transformation into Caitlyn. It’s everywhere.…

Are You Your Worst Enemy?

Have you ever sabotaged your own joy because you didn’t think you deserved to have something work out the way…

In Living Color

Gratitude noun “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness” It sounds simple enough.…

Can I Hire Uber to Drive My Kids This Summer?

Here’s one of many conversations I had the other day with my oldest daughter Zoe, via text, on the first…

Summer’s a Brewing

It’s almost here, summer. As Avi says, “Summer’s a brewing,” and she’s right. It’s just around the corner. I remember…