Cleaning up the garage again and I stumbled across this photo in a box. This may just be my favorite picture of my parents. Everything about them is represented in one picture, yet it was invisible at the time. It’s Grateful Dead and 80’s perms. Corona cerveza and cigarette smoke mixed with engine exhaust. (Boats, Jet Skis, ATCs, Dune Buggies,… Read More

I just didn’t want to. I haven’t written in weeks.  If I can be honest, I just didn’t want to.  Not that any one else noticed but that’s how I recognized I was slipping into depression again.  Nothing too dramatic.  Just another season of malaise.  The days sliding into each other and the desire to sleep through them pulling the… Read More

Je t’aime I’ve had this simple silver necklace for years. I can’t recall where it came from.  I’m not sure if it was a gift or thrift, as it certainly wasn’t expensive.  I’ve held onto it though, as I tend to hold onto things.  Especially if they hold sentimental value which is my favored currency.  When my son, Ethan, was… Read More

Dear Fellow Americans Once upon a time I was a hard core party girl. Immersed in the LA club scene I tried my best to forget about any one who had every said they loved me.  Seeking solace in other revelers I made sure I was not easily found by bill collectors or family members.  Sure it was fun, for… Read More

The thing I most wanted was not a thing at all. A few weeks ago, with my 40th fast approaching, my husband asked what I wanted for my birthday.  I knew this question would be forthcoming and yet, I was at a total loss.   I tossed around the idea of a big party.  That immediately sounded like chores and house… Read More

Growing up ain’t easy.  Changes in our lives, people around us, school, jobs, parenting, loss of friendships, death of loved ones -these are all unbearably painful.  However not nearly as painful as growing up and away from who we once were.  The old routines no longer feel familiar.  Our dance partners still stuck in the same 8 count while we… Read More