Monday’s are tough.

Rainy Monday’s are a little tougher.

Rainy Monday’s after a week-long absence are just totally unpleasant.

Greeting me at work this morning with the rain clouds were 574 emails. After two hours of work, I have 420 remaining and a splitting headache. It is difficult for me to…

You have to be a special kind of person to live in or near Washington, D.C. You can expect to pay a lot of money for the smallest amount of living space, you can never take parking for granted, and traffic is a guarantee. But Washington, D.C. is an area better suited for the type of person who likes to go out and do things. You can jog the National Mall, take advantage of one of the bike trails, or visit countless museums, exhibits, or other attractions. In addition, this is an area with no…

Whenever I mentioned in a conversation that I was pregnant, the reaction was usually the same. They would offer their congratulations and well wishes, but then they would make some comment about how much sleep I would not-be-getting for the rest of my life. With a newborn at home, their warning seemed very true. Children are not automatically programed to know the difference between night and day and they have other late night needs too like bottles, diaper changes, and a little…

My son attended his first wedding this past weekend. Like any proud mother, it makes me very happy to see others enjoying his company, offering their compliments and praise, and remarking on how much he looks like his father (yeah, lucky kid). Although it seems like another lifetime ago since I had kids, I can sometimes remember the way I used to think about children before I had my own. I would silently question why some parents parented the way that they did. I used to be that single girl…