Jul 2, 2021Sanity MilesI don’t answer phone numbers I don’t recognize. So, the first time the number flashed across my screen, I ignored it entirely. No voicemail. But when the same number came up 3 minutes later, I knew. …Running5 min readRunning5 min read
May 31, 2021Grateful and Overwhelmed“Jessica, she’s gone.” Those were the words I heard coming through the phone at 7:30am one year ago today. My Mom. Gone. I was expecting this phone call, had been expecting it for the entirety of the three months since her metastatic cancer diagnosis. …Loss3 min readLoss3 min read
Jun 7, 2020Losing a Mother“My Mom passed away.” It’s the first time I’ve said those words. I had stopped in to the only local coffee shop in my Mom’s small hometown to grab a large chai latte with almond milk. The barista, who also happened to be the owner, chatted amiably while she deftly…Death5 min readDeath5 min read
Apr 9, 2020A Coronavirus Letter to My DaughterMy darling daughter, I’m struggling. Not something you expect to hear from your mother, but it’s true. The world is different, a seismic shift over the course of four weeks that’s almost too overwhelming to believe and yet persists. You are only mildly aware of its impact as your father…Coronavirus6 min readCoronavirus6 min read
Mar 2, 2020Welcome in this moment…All I wanted to do today was go to yoga. I needed to go. I felt slightly panicky at the thought of not going. So when my nephew came down with the flu and my childcare (ie. my brother) had to bail, I called in friend reinforcements to cover my…Cancer4 min readCancer4 min read
Mar 8, 2019An Ode to Single ParentingI feel this koala. The Mommy koala, not the baby koala. See, you’re focused on the overwhelmingly cute baby literally leeched on to her mother’s back, but what you’re missing is her Momma’s face…see it now? I see you Momma koala. I see your exasperation. Your two seconds from launching…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Jan 2, 2019New Year, New Resolution, Old Challenge — Reversing 25 Years of BrainwashingLike most people, I start desperately planning how to right the self-inflicted havoc four weeks of unbridled eating and drinking have inflicted on my body the day after Christmas. I’m realistic enough to know I have to wait to get through New Year’s to start because who really wants to…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Sep 25, 2018The First Three Months of Motherhood — A Bedtime StoryShe’s nicer than I am. In the last few months, I’ve recited this book teary-eyed, teeth clenched, while slugging a well-deserved bourbon, but never smiling on a lawn chair. At times, it’s become nearly a prayer as my daughter thrashes around in her crib the instant her back hits…Parenting5 min readParenting5 min read
Jun 4, 2018Chronicles of Alien Development — Welcome to the WorldThe alien has arrived!! She Charlie (not He Charlie) was born at 9:30am on Memorial Day. Perfect timing. We had an ideal delivery. Charlie probably wouldn’t agree based on this picture, but if you have to be squeezed through a tiny canal on your way from a safe, warm world…Parenting4 min readParenting4 min read
May 13, 2018Chronicles of Alien Development (Week 37) — Mother’s DayI’ve been told this is my first official Mother’s Day. That. is. SURREAL. And difficult for me to own, even as I sit here typing this with a foot in my rib cage. In my head, I consider myself to be an “almost mother.” I don’t know what magical thing…Motherhood3 min readMotherhood3 min read
