On a frigid Friday night about three years ago, I surrendered. I spent the evening pacing the subterranean studio apartment where I lived alone, clutching my hair and praying HailContinue reading >>
The shower and the snow
This time last year I was home on medical leave, and my soon-to-be-husband was working morning shifts. He would wake around 2:00 am, which didn’t bother me much since IContinue reading >>
On a morning when the city is quiet
I woke around five, to my own surprise, and was similarly surprised at how quiet it was. I live in a big city after all, and we are entering theContinue reading >>
Two and a half resolutions
I rarely leap in to New Year’s Resolutions. What more often happens is that some time in the days after the calendar turns I realize that January is so muchContinue reading >>
7 ways to make your life easier
I saw a tall woman the other day. Immediately I was seized with the “grass is always greener” mentality, one that I’ve outgrown, as I thought “my life would beContinue reading >>