Wordless: Snowshoes
Massachusetts, March 2015.
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Habit Experiment Wrap-Up
March Recap March’s habit: Reduce yelling and swearing. My goals: 1) Continue bringing awareness to my moods before I lose it through mindfulness and lovingkindness practices. 2) Sign up for Gretchen Rubin’s … Continue reading Habit Experiment Wrap-Up
Learning to Ask Questions
“Mom, Laura Ingalls Wilder was wrong,” said my five-year-old one morning while I squeezed lemon wedges into hot water for the “lemon tea” he’d requested. “She said kids like drinking cambric … Continue reading Learning to Ask Questions
“Mommy! Look!”
“Mommy! Look! Leaf buds!” “Mommy! Look! There’s mud on my sneakers!” “Mommy! Look! Crocuses!” My daughter’s oversized reactions to subtle signs of spring draw me out of my daily doubts and stresses and into her … Continue reading “Mommy! Look!”
Wordless: Blizzard Birds
Massachusetts, February 2015.
Facing Fashion
I usually don’t think much about fashion, but two things have brought the subject to my mind recently. First, I have a friend who is very interested in fashion, and … Continue reading Facing Fashion
Wordless: Heroic
My kids tell me this is a “Snowmom.” Massachusetts, February 2015.
Telling Our Own Stories: Our Children and Internet Privacy
When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had a private blog. Writing has long been my preferred means of communication, and blogging felt like a natural way to chronicle … Continue reading Telling Our Own Stories: Our Children and Internet Privacy
Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Throughout the year, my spouse reads books about science, the economy, the economics of science, or the effects of the science industry on the economy, and scientific research papers about … Continue reading Night Film by Marisha Pessl
Wordless: Winter Color
Massachusetts, February 2015.
What We Have Here is Failure To Communicate
I get nervous when I talk to people. I have a naturally high baseline anxiety level—it’s just how I’m wired—and I know this is a big part of my interpersonal nervousness. … Continue reading What We Have Here is Failure To Communicate
The Positive Power of Negative Thinking by Julie Norem
In The Positive Power of Negative Thinking, author Julie Norem compares defensive pessimism—a strategy for managing existing anxiety by identifying and addressing possible negative outcomes before undertaking an endeavor—with its … Continue reading The Positive Power of Negative Thinking by Julie Norem
Imperfect Happiness 