I’m over at Love for Lemons today. I’ve been waiting forever to put the words “muppets” and “genitals” in a sentence together.

This is from a prompt from my writing group last night. Blueberry Hill, which I was sure the famous song had been written about, could be accessed just down the street from our house. I’d head up the little winding trail with my brother or my best friend, clutching empty yellow plastic margarine containers in […]

I can barely remember what I ate for lunch yesterday, but I just flashed back to a ferry trip I took 11 years ago. For three days, I rode the ferry from my hometown of Juneau, Alaska to Bellingham, Washington. The slow, quiet rocking gave me time to process a major transition. One of my […]

  If you know me well, you know I love potty humor. Say the word poo or booger or peepee or weiner and I will snicker. My son is finally at the age where he is beginning to explore potty humor too. It’s a little slice of heaven. From the bathroom this morning while my […]

Pleased to be checking my post on body image on New Approaches. Hannah does a great job exploring mental health issues, and she’s been on a guest post spree this month. Plus, pics of Violet’s belly. Here’s one to tide you over.

Every so often, I send my daughter to daycare for an extra day to give myself a little more time. “So, what are you going to do today?” my husband asks. “Oh, work, tidy up the house, pay some bills,” I respond. “You sure know how to have a good time,” he says. Apparently, I’m […]

This week marked the end of an era for me. A long era. As of May, I had officially been either pregnant, nursing or both for five years. Five years is a long to be a host body. Don’t get me wrong. I am proud and grateful. Giving birth and feeding my babies has transformed […]