I tugged on the kitchen garbage bag and accidentally pulled the plastic strings through the top. As I tried to release the over-stuffed bag from the can, my toes dug into my cozy wool socks.
Read MoreFor the last several years my ex-husband has stored some of my furniture for me.
Read MoreIt has arrived. This is so much more than a book. This is so much more than a client.
Read MoreI love life. After struggling all day with a “marketing mastermind class,” I felt like I was trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Read MoreFrom the time I was about twelve or thirteen years old, I wanted to be a psychologist.
Read MoreSometimes when I look at pictures of me as a little girl I want to scream to her through the image “Watch out! It’s about to get rough. Hold on. You will be ok. You are amazing.”
Read MoreI have been journaling since I was twelve years old.
Read MoreOn my way to a meeting the other day I passed a huge wooden yard sign with a stork on it announcing the birth of a new baby.
Read MoreThrough tears and runny noses on this cold Sunday morning just after sunrise, my brother and I found ourselves at a Starbucks drive-thru in our hometown.
Read MoreIn my work as a book publicist my goal for every campaign, no matter how big or small, was to find the STORY.
Read MoreIt’s been awhile since I’ve posted from a private, personal space.
Read MoreI sit in the car while my son runs into the deli for our ritual of morning coffee for me (bless his heart) and a bagel for him.
Read MoreThis is Dexter, my brothers car. On top of Dexter is Harold, our Christmas tree.
Read MoreI felt a strong nudging on my back. “Mommy!” Nudge, nudge. “Momma!”
Read MoreMy children ask what there is for breakfast. I forage, as usual, for something, anything healthy to feed them.
Read More“Mothers Day” can be tough, especially if you are a single mom.
Read MoreIt’s Day Three of the The Blue Dot Project 5-Day #realmotherhoodchallenge and I find it so interesting that this week happens to coincide with what is so far a very crappy week for me.
Read MoreDear Younger Maria (pictured here in 2009): You are going to be ok.
Read MoreThis is Vera. I met her while waiting for my train home to NYC from Baltimore this afternoon.
Read MoreThis May in connection with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month and 2020 Mom, we are donating specially curated care packages to moms in need ages 15-21 in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
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