Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project (and inspiration for my happiness project and this blog) tweeted this post by Ron Gutman from the Forbes blog: The Untapped Power Of Smiling. … Continue reading Smiling: Does it Count if You Fake It?
Back in 2002, I think it was, there was a big ice storm in North Carolina where we lived at the time. We were without electricity for seven days. It … Continue reading Earth Hour 2011 (via TouchstoneZ)
On Monday, there was an article in The New York Times about how, despite best attempts, there is still a great deal of gender inequity among MIT professors (“Gains, and … Continue reading Prioritizing Parenthood
To maintain balance in the universe since I posted a tofu-and-bok-choy recipe last, I’m posting a recipe for a big old hunk-o-meat this time. It probably seems odd to eat … Continue reading Too Much Pork for Just One Fork*
Continued from yesterday’s “Parenting Without a Map, Part 1” We found a great, attachment parenting-minded psychologist who assured us that my daughter didn’t have any huge mental health problems. She … Continue reading Parenting Without a Map, Part 2
My friends and I have this conversation often. The gist is something like this: I want to parent differently from the way I was parented, but I don’t know how. I … Continue reading Parenting Without a Map, Part 1
I love bok choy. I love it in stir fries, I love it in soups, I love it sauteed up with a little sesame oil. I don’t love it raw, … Continue reading If Loving Bok Choy is Wrong, I Don’t Want to be Right
This week I’m feeling depressed and anxious. These are familiar feelings for me. I don’t think this is “postpartum” depression/anxiety even though it starts up 8-10 months after my kids … Continue reading The Real Week 33 Review: On Not Fighting Depression
Disclaimer: This isn’t a Week 33 review at all. It’s simply a description of our Saturday on Antelope Island. We spent Saturday morning on Antelope Island, the largest island in … Continue reading Week 33 Review: A Trip to Antelope Island
And my son learned to sign “worm” today.
While I’m highly unlikely to engage in physical violence, there are some things that get my adrenaline up and make me aware that I could, in fact, be violent should … Continue reading Pinch my kid and you’d better be ready to run.
…you say to your spouse, “Honey, could you put the Ani DiFranco CD in for me? It’s under the Eddie Vedder Into the Wild CD on top of the homemade … Continue reading You know you’re a crunchy mama when…
Imperfect Happiness 