Packing. Just like glitter, cicadas, and "look what I found," it's a word that can carry a sense of dread. Especially if you're like me...

After being inactive for a long Winter and, if I’m being honest, most of the Spring, I began exercising again. Today, I completed Day 7...

After a year off from travel, newly vaccinated and better attuned to what's safe, we are ready to resume travel. This summer, we won't be...

Last month, I launched my first book. It took 2+ years of writing in the evening and finding an editor and designer, but I finally...

“Let me tell you something kid; Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either because...

My Kirkus Review came in last night. My Kirkus Review came in last night! I have been awaiting this for months and I am so excited to...

Sometimes, I think in a random pattern. It's like the Kevin Bacon game six degrees of separation. My dog will start pawing at my leg with...

2021 is here. (Finally.) My book launches next month! (Ahhhh!!!) I have been writing, re-writing, editing, and designing my first book...

Christmas planning was done. We finished wrapping presents. Our inflatable Boston Terrier sits out front, frost covering his shrunken...

I’m a good mom. I keep my four kids healthy. I oversee virtual learning. I try not to yell. I start the peel of their oranges. I get them...

I have young kids and haven’t quite hit middle age, though, after birthing those four kids, my bladder may disagree Since I graduated...

One year, when I was around three or four years old, my family celebrated what became known in family lore as the Christmas of Gluttony....

With my hands deep in the stuffing, crying from the onions, and probably still sticky from a butter-like cookie topping, I thought, ‘This...

Today, I am taking a break from corporate America. I don’t know if it will be for three months or six months or forever, but I know that...

Like a gumball machine, I popped them out in a row. Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom. All within five-and-a-half years. I'm excited to announce...

And yeah, still figuring out movies... I feel like a kid learning PowerPoint in the 90's. Maybe I can have a headline dissolve in?

I'm excited to share my publishing imprint, Boston BELS Publishing! In addition to my four kids, I've had Boston Terriers my whole life....

We let the kids trick or treat last night. We hadn't planned to and we're so glad we did. We had intended to do a parade with close...

These past six months have been rough. My family, like most of you, miss our old lives. Seeing friends. Eating out. In-person school....

My three-year-old middle daughter lay prone on the floor of Sao Miguel airport, her feet thrashing the air in the throes of an epic...