Two years ago, I could’ve easily dined on a wheel of Brie like it was a cookie and washed it down with a glass or two of Malbec. In fact, I did. More than once. I’m sure of it. I loved Brie. Alone. On crackers. Paired with French bread. Baked in a puff pastry with […]
In addition to the writing I do here on the blog, I am a contributor to the TODAY Show’s parenting community. The incredible editors issue regular “Challenges,” topics about which contributors are invited to write and share their experiences as parents. The most recent challenge was “Life Changes” focusing on how life changed when we […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about inspiration today. Mostly because the #RecoveryPhotoADay Challenge asked me to. And, I am a little bit surprised about where my head and my heart have gone. Last year, on Day 6 of this challenge, I was one month and two days sober following my relapse. I posted one of […]
Something interesting has happened in the week since my first Soberthday, and I have to share. If you’re newly sober and still worried about how people will react when they find out, this post is for you. It’s a quick one and I haven’t word-smithed it, so please excuse the writing … I inadvertently outed […]
One year ago last night, at the bottom of a bottle of red wine, I discovered the beginning of my recovery from alcohol addiction. After seven months of sobriety, I had spent the past six weeks trying to drink normally. It wasn’t working. It didn’t matter how hard I tried. Reintroducing beer and wine to […]
My love affair with running began almost five years ago. And, it has been the most tumultuous, ridiculously emotional roller coaster I’ve ever ridden. It was June 2011, the first day of summer camp for the kiddos. I had decided it was time to lose the sloth and do right by myself. Declaring it “The […]
The following is a letter I have sent to my spine surgeon and physical therapist: Dear [Spine Surgeon] and [Physical Therapist], This is a letter I began writing to you both eight months post-surgery. I was going to send it to you on the one year anniversary of my spinal fusion. Then, I got busy. […]
Things have changed a bit over the past two and a half months since I dropped my pen name and exposed my true identity. The biggest difference is how free I feel. Living my truth to the fullest extent possible has empowered me. I love this feeling. It also holds me accountable to myself and […]
It’s been sheer madness for the last several weeks. Kids’ activities. Full plate at work. Not enough hours in the day. Not even close. But, no complaints. I wouldn’t change a thing. Everyone’s healthy. Everyone’s happy. Business is good. Who am I kidding? Of course I’d change a thing. I’d change a few things. Before […]