The easy part of forming New Year's goals is looking at last years and reviewing them ( Read more... )

I realize one of the ways I process change is through writing, and the loss of Livejournal (yet, here you are) has been a hardship. With the general migration off this platform and not finding a suitable new one, I found I've come to February and haven't made my usual yearly goals, haven't updated on life, or shown a window into our family, or ( Read more... )

Now that the adrenaline has gone, I can talk about baby's first concussion ( Read more... )

As you know, I don't usually do resolutions, but I do New Year's wishes. These are the things I'm thinking about this year ( Read more... )

As always, I will review last years wishes before starting anew. These are what I laid out for 2016 ( Read more... )

Few things make me as upset as hearing peoples stories of their barriers to getting birth control. Many women have had to scramble in the wake of the Planned Parenthood closure in Davis Sq to find a doctor accepting patients so they can continue their birth control. One woman was told she had to see a specialist before she could get a refill on her ( Read more... )

FOOD: For years I've been mildly disappointed by my apple pies which originates from a old ex's friend's recipe. I somehow felt that that personal touch would indicate a better recipe, but I finally tossed it out and reached to the Joy of Cooking. Result? The realm of ideal forms apple pie! Cinnamony but not too cinnamony, intensely appley, flakey ( Read more... )

For those who didn't know, Ari and I just completed the Somerville Homeless Coalition 5k race in Davis this past weekend. We'd done the couch-to-5k in preparation and came prepared to brave the cold drizzle. We were rewarded with our best times in this race yet ( Read more... )

Someone summarized the book "All I ever needed to know I learned in Kindergarten" with the following three points ( Read more... )

There's a lot of fear and loathing in this election. The right hates the candidate of the left and left hates the candidate of the right. My facebook feed is full of statements that the Democrats are tearing themselves apart and that the Republicans nominee is the death knell of the Republican party. Bernie supporters praised his inroads into ( Read more... )