My son turns 10 in a few weeks. I can’t believe it — double digits! And this means I’ve been a parent for a decade — the longest I’ve held any single job in my life. When I returned to work after my first maternity leave, my sister remarked, “It feels like you are returning […]
Holding Lightly: A triptych about living, loving and letting go
Scene I “I’m going to let you practice relaxing. I’ll be back in about 20 minutes”. My acupuncturist closes the door, leaving me lying on a table with tiny acupuncture needles sticking out of various parts of my body, like a human pin cushion. Ambient, spa-like music softly plays in the darkened room, lit only […]
Raising a Reader
“Mom, will you read to me tonight?” That request, now an uncommon occurrence, feels very special. At 3rd grade, my son mostly reads to himself, but every now and then he joins in for a bedtime story I read to his little sister. So when he asked me to read to him from his current […]
The Return
After a long blogging hiatus, I’m back! We recently moved to my hometown, a place that feels both familiar and new. It’s been an uncovering of old haunts and childhood memories. And it’s been a process of rediscovering a city that’s transformed over two decades and seeing it through the fresh eyes of my kids. […]
The Middle
Reflections inspired by a recent milestone birthday. “The middle is messy but it’s also where the magic happens.” -Brené Brown My belly is soft, but my heart is full. My mind is scattered, sometimes forgetful, but focused. I care less about what people think. In fact, I care less about a lot of things. And […]
What’s your weather report?
Right after I finished college, armed with a degree in Cultural Anthropology and a lingering travel bug, I got a job teaching English in Singapore. It was a great opportunity to try out teaching and a fabulous launching pad from which to explore Southeast Asia (not to mention four national religions translates to a lot […]
Air Time: What I Learned on the Trapeze
Happy 2016! It has been awhile since I’ve blogged. It’s been too long. But I’ve been working and living and yes, playing. In fact, I’ve been thinking about one of those times when I was playing. A few months ago, I accompanied my niece to her trapeze classes. It’s probably better that I didn’t […]
Lessons from the Playa
Burning Man, the intentional community event that happens each year in the Nevada desert, just concluded this past weekend. As I’ve seen photos from this year’s event crop up in my social media feeds, I’m reflecting on what I learned from my adventures there ~15 years ago (yes, we’re talking Y2K!) And no, it doesn’t […]
#momsbirthdaywish
For my mom’s upcoming 70th birthday next month, in lieu of gifts or a party*, she’s asked her extended family to do a good deed and share it with her. I’ve been thinking a lot about how best to honor my mom’s birthday wish. Service and volunteering used to be a big part of my […]
What I Learned in Kindergarten the Second Time Around
I haven’t posted in awhile. Our family was plagued with multiple illnesses over the last 6 weeks, and with both parents juggling careers, our household has gone through some moments of chaos, exhaustion and well…ugliness (But as my son would readily remind me, we’ve had lots of opportunities to use the “life skill of flexibility”). […]
Alphabet Scramble 