Entries from June 2008

June 28, 2008

Whirlwind Fun

Oh, my gosh.
My trip to San Diego is only half way over, and I’m already exhausted!  Not even close to maintaining the schedule of a politician or celebrity promoting a new film, I am feeling tuckered from the late night events and go-go-go day time schedule.
Since making the successful drive to and drop-off-of-kids at my [...]

June 23, 2008

Road Trippin’

I’m two hours away from attempting the nearly unthinkable:  taking a six hour road trip with all three kids…alone.
Andrew left on a business trip yesterday.  I’m heading down to San Diego in a few days to do some book promotional work.  In between now and Wednesday, I need to get my children to their grandparents’ [...]

June 20, 2008

Leisureville

What would we do without our mentors?  What would we do without our parents, teachers, neighbors…the folks of the generation that came before us?  The folks that have, for all intensive purposes, gleaned a little more  wisdom out of life than we have yet had the opportunity to pick up?
In Andrew Blechman’s Leisurville,he gets around [...]

June 20, 2008

Courage, Confessions and Spirituality

One of the several blogs I follow on a regular basis is Katherine Stone’s Postpartum Progress.  A majority of Katherine’s posts highlight articles about postpartum mood disorders (including postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety, postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder, postpartum psychosis…) as well as insights into the PPMD experience, testimonials from other women who’ve suffered one of these conditions, [...]

June 19, 2008

Under Pressure

Family Matters is a radio show hosted by Caroline Kruse and Jacquie Chakirelis, which began back in 1996.  As you might guess, Caroline and Jacquie discuss topics on their daily program that relate to all things family.  I receive updates from Family Matters about the various topics scheduled to be covered in each up-coming show.  [...]