My Favorite Stories of 2010

I love the End of a Year.  It is such a wonderful time to look back and reflect on where you’ve been and who you’ve become.  2010 has been quite a year for me – as I look back on the blog posts from these past 12 months I am shocked at how much we [...]

Dedication

In the year before I became pregnant I had a very specific morning pattern. Every Tuesday morning, I woke up at 4:50am. I went to spin at 5:30am. For an entire hour, I would sweat. Sweat so much a huge puddle formed on the floor.  It glistened as I stared down at it in the [...]

Exercise, Michael, Pregnancy, Spin Class

Published in The St. Paul Almanac 2011

Every year the great and historic capital city of St. Paul, Minnesota puts out a guide of local bests.  More than a list of ‘places to eat,’ this almanac is a collection of stories and poems from the people who love that city – including the great storyteller of the midwest Garrison Keillor.  This year [...]

The Tree Where Unicorns Play

I have never had my own Christmas tree. I have never needed one. The only Christmas tree I have ever known lives in the living room of my parents’ home in Minnesota. The Christmas tree that is the centerpiece of a cherished family tradition. — I was six years old when my mother first said [...]

Becoming, Family, Kindra's Mom, Pregnancy

Featured Story on Burnside Writers

I was happy to have another story featured on this blog. I’m happy to have my stories read anywhere. To visit the blog, click here. To read the original post, click here.

Sweet, Sugar-Soaked Revenge

I spent the weekend baking. I spent Monday cleaning. I spent Tuesday cleaning some more, cooking and decorating. All in the name of tradition. I hung Christmas balls from light fixtures, tied red bows to various pieces of furniture, and lit wintery smelling candles.  I turned on my iTunes “Holiday” playlist – which includes Jessica [...]

Goal #28: Do Something Different with My Hair

(While I have been happily completing my goals, I have fallen behind on writing about them.  Today I play a little catch-up.  If you’d like to read more about my Goals project, click here.  If you’d like to read the actual list of goals, click here.) I should also tell you … this is a [...]

Goals, Something to Think About

On “Currency” by American Express

It is no secret that Michael and I have different views on money (if you need reminding read here and here).  Apparently, we are not the only newly-married couple to face this challenge.  When American Express launched their new website “Currency” designed to help 20-somethings manage money – I was happy to share our story. [...]

In The Face of Chelmsford Magazine

Nearly a year ago my story The Woman Behind the Counter was featured on Bob Proctor’s Insight of the Day – a daily email that reaches subscribers around the world.  One of those readers asked to use that story in their magazine in the UK.  In September, the story was printed and circulated to their [...]

Strategies of a Crazy Girl

To text or not to text. That was the question a girlfriend of mine posed over lunch the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  She had met a guy on Match.com, they had gone out once, they had exchanged a few days worth of texts and now she was at a crossroads. She needed to either A). craft [...]

Dating, High School, Love, Old Boyfriends, Relationships