A Mom Walks into a Barre

I owe money. To the mortgage company, yes, but I have another debt. Before I share my story, let me tell you that I hate debt. I really be...

Not long ago, I was discussing wedding gifts with a group of people. Someone was asking what would be an appropriate amount to spend on a gi...

I have long been a fan of journalist-turned-activist Lenore Skenazy, author of the book  Free-Range Kids . She advocates giving our kids mor...

I've long been committed to avoiding processed food, making things from scratch and buying local. But by the time I prepped three meals ...

Goodness gracious, so many months since I posted last. My computer died. I know, you were all hanging on by a thread, roaming through your l...

A couple of weeks ago, I watched Churchill's Secret , a made-for-TV movie about the late British Prime Minister's recovery from a se...

Years ago, when I was single, childless and living in low-maintenance, rented apartments, I was something of a mystic. I read Julian of Norw...