The Stress-aholic Hits Bottom: Why I Hate Mornings

I have been pretty up front about the fact that I suck at mornings. I have written more than one blog post about the debacles that have occurred in the hour after we roll about of bed before we frantically peal out of the driveway. It’s not pretty. After I complain...

Is There Anybody Out There?

I have been thinking lately about why motherhood is such an isolating experience. I mean, millions of other women all around the world are doing exactly what I am doing- mothering- right at this moment. I have dozens of friends with children, and I would not consider...

Mean Mommy

This morning I awoke completely disoriented at 5:30 a.m., and realized I had miraculously slept all night long! I couldn’t remember the last time I had slept for more than six hours, or more than four for that matter … perhaps my second trimester of pregnancy? At...