This story was originally published on my Substack publication, Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble. Before diving in, here are a few short details about my family: Em is my daughter. Her full name is Emily, but we mostly call her Em. She’s just over two-and-a-half-years-old and has severe…

What does success mean anyway? It’s so subjective. Some people look at the size of their bank accounts, while others look at what their progeny are able to achieve. There are lots of different ways to look at it. But if I’m being honest, I’m not asking for anyone else…

They say to time the duration of each contraction from when it starts until it ends. At first, the contractions are sporadic and brief then get more regular and long with a shorter amount of time in-between. When they get to 4 minutes apart with a duration of 1 minute…

I don’t buy into the “things come in threes” concept. Yet sometimes it feels like they do. But when you examine them, you could fill in the gaps between the three things with a bunch of other things. Things don’t come in threes, they come in ones, you only happen…

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin* Today I begin a new journey. In some ways, it’s a familiar journey. I’m officially a writer now. It might sound silly, but it’s important for me to write that down…