Feminism in Widowhood

Everyone, I imagine, has their own unique experience as a widow or widower. Mine is deeply intertwined with feminism. I…

Memorial 5K

As we approach the one year mark of my husband’s death, I find myself experiencing bursts of new thoughts and…

Two years ago tomorrow (3/2) my little (big) Peter Jack was born. 10 lbs. 3 oz and no drugs (I…

I love to travel. I’ve been traveling extensively since I was 19. One of the things I knew I couldn’t…

Seven years ago we took our son #1 home from the NICU after a 53 day stay (he was born…

Frida Kahlo’s “Girl with Death Mask.” Lots of deathly thoughts today. First, some insightful quotes from Reverend Dr. Kenji Akahoshi…

Today, I turned 35. What a difference a year makes. Here is last year’s birthday post. It has been a…

Well, this weekend was a bit of a set-back in my “feeling mostly happy” streak. It all started with the…

仕方が無い My first experience with “shikata ga nai” was hearing my father-in-law say it. In the five years that I…

photo credit I’ve been notably happier since we returned from our Japan trip. The arbitrary “start over” button of New…