Words matter.
I write about Motherhood, Career, Feminism & Social Justice issues. I also write poems sometimes.
Ranking 35 things for my 35th Birthday
From heavy blankets to oatly oat milk, from severance to kids’ mispronunciations, from unplanned dilly-dallying to having a lot of friends… I tried to rank 35 things that matter to me last year.
The Birth of Our Third Child — May Hazel Smooke
Third babies do not mess around! We thought we knew what to expect and yet, miss May still completely surprised us with her entrance <3
What to do in the face of extreme adversity and other 34th Birthday Reflections
& thoughts on expectations, power of masculinity vs. femininity, & happiness as a choice
Confession of a Millennial Fangirl: On Parasocial Relationships, Internet Celebrities, & Social Media
Parasocial relationship, defined as one sided relationships where one side is completely oblivious to the existence of the other person, while the other side is completely invested and (think that they know) the other person well. In the age of social media, for better or for worse, we all engage in it.
Mother’s Day can be complicated, and it’s okay
Mother’s Day brings out some weird emotions in all of us, and that is okay.
Just keep going (or what to do when you feel stuck)
A journal entry I wrote in Dec 4, 2010, about a 5-mile run I did around College Hill, Providence