I’m only 42. And just barely, I might add. That’s not so old, right?
I had two experiences today that tell me different.
First, I was feeling left out from the current facebook profile picture craze of “change your profile picture to someone famous that people have said you look like.” No one has ever really told [...]

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Danny and Sandy may have made it famous in Grease, but it fits my husband and I so well.
After nearly 21 years together (oh my gosh, does that make me feel old) we’ve got a system. Especially when it comes to parenting.
There’s stuff I’m good [...]

*Disclaimer: This post is not intended to be political in any way. I am drawing almost entirely on my own life experience and do not suggest that all people do or should agree with me. I am not passing judgment on working mothers, or anyone else.
A friend recently posted the following on her facebook status:
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Tomorrow’s my birthday. It’s not a milestone…42. Far enough past 40 to be dealin’ with it and not close enough to 50 to be frettin’… yet.
I’ve been thinking about my life and whether or not I’m where I thought I’d be at this point in my life.
I’m happy to report that by and large, I [...]

Well, today was the day—the one day a year I both dread and look forward to at the same time. Mammogram day.
Why the dread?
Does it hurt? Yeah, kinda. But only for a few seconds.
Is it humiliating? Yeah, kinda. But hey, after you’ve had kids, what do you really have left to hide?
Why look forward to [...]

To many of us, them’s fightin’ words! When said by a kid or teenager to one of his/her peers, the results can be scary…
” I dare you to climb this tree…”
“I dare you to smoke this cigarette…”
“I dare you to stand on this railroad track until the last minute…”
Fortunately, most of us mature and learn [...]

I just wrapped up my second season as coach of our school’s FIRST Lego League Robotics team. I won’t go into details here about what this program is. If you’re interested, look here. I’ll just say it’s a phenomenal program that teaches children 9-14 about science, technology, engineering, public speaking, teamwork, research skills and more.
That’s [...]

One year ago today, just about 2:30 pm, I was out in the garage setting up a garage sale when Michael pulled in the driveway. I thought that was odd. Then he got out and started walking up the driveway without his company laptop. An overwhelming feeling of dread came over me. I knew the [...]

Once upon a time, 1973 to be exact, there were two little girls. They both lived in Temperance, Michigan and they were both embarking on a big adventure…Kindergarten! They both were in Mrs. Hamilton’s class at Jackman Road Elementary School.
That’s about where their similarities ended. One was full of confidence, ready to take on the [...]

As a wife and mother of four kids, currently 11, 8, 6 and 2, I’ve often described my life as one of “chaotic bliss.” You know–crazy busy with work, kids activities, volunteer work, appointments, running a house and oh, yeah, laundry, laundry and more laundry– but really happy just the same.
So, if life is so [...]