Day 24 (a day early) of Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge:“Learning experience. What was a lesson you learned this year that changed you?”

There wasn’t one pivotal Oprah-like moment, but the big overarching lesson I learned this year was about the power of letting go. What can I say…I’ve lived a lot of years as . . . → Read More: The Power of Letting Go

Ever since Laurel started kindergarten I thought I had the sweet end of the deal. I do pick up and Jon does drop off, the latter of which — for the first 6 weeks — ranged from sobbing to worse sobbing and has since leveled off (though sometimes, especially on Mondays, tears and resistance periodically are . . . → Read More: Release Valves…And Cookie Comfort

I realize that I’m the type of person who dots their i’s and crosses their t’s ad nauseam, and I thus never fail to stand amazed when I hear about the uncovering of major lies, such as those by Herman Rosenblat, who fabricated part of his Holocaust survival story in a memoir that was endorsed by . . . → Read More: The Psychology of Fabrication

‘Tis the season for holiday classics and the New York Times’ recent commentary about It’s A Wonderful Life set off a reflexive reaction for me. My family and I used to routinely watch It’s A Wonderful Life and The Sound of Music at Christmas, with what I have grown to realize was an intense sense of . . . → Read More: Holiday Longing

Every time I see pictures of Will and Jada (Pinkett) Smith and their family, I can’t help but feel happy. They look so genuine and full of love for one another. I never watched Fresh Prince but – similar to other comic turned serious actors such as Bill Murray (Lost in Translation) and Will Ferrell (Stranger . . . → Read More: Happy Family

Compared to how I started Boston Mamas (laboring over the design endlessly, creating at least 50 new pieces of editorial content before telling anyone about it, etc.), the launch of this blog was lightning quick. As in, was struck by the idea Tuesday of this week, ran the domain name by the incredibly fabulous Jennifer James . . . → Read More: The Therapy Is Working