It's almost imperceptible, the easier-ness. It starts as a feeling like you were supposed to be somewhere or do something, but forgot. You've been so used to the chaos, the tornado of people needing you one hundred percent of the time, that if there is one...
Every family has a language; certain phrases or slang based on life experiences that is unique to that tight-knit group of people. For example, there's Too Silly, something my dad would say about me when I'd hit that manic Jim-Carrey-in-The-Mask level of overexcited that never failed to annoy...
“Part of me is so excited for the holidays,” said a client of mine a few weeks back. “And part of me just wants to open my eyes on January first and have it be over.” I cocked my head at that. Wish away the most...
Glens Falls is the ideal place to raise a vegan family. I'll back up and start at the beginning. I celebrated my 36th birthday earlier this month by taking a long weekend and getting out of town. It's been a while since we gave ourselves all a...
Note — Sometimes I just write about poop way too much. Sorry. -- My friend Meredith said, "that's called a hippie fight,” when I told her that Cory and I couldn’t agree on what to do with the first Saturday morning we’ve had free in who knows...
I can close my eyes and know I'm almost home by the angle of my body in the car and the degree of the turn. That motion, that particular sequence winding downhill to the house my father built and my mother designed, is so deeply...
Let's raise a glass in salute to mothers: Here's to their love. Here's to their dedication. Here's to their wrecked pelvic floors. Yeah, I said it. Your mom probably never told you this, but she's sacrificed a lot for you over the years. And I'm not...