Harry Potter Wizard Costumes

Ah, Halloween. My kids’ favorite holiday, and the one most likely to make me pull my hair out! Happy Halloween. Eat some candy. You deserve it.  This year my oldest decided he was going to be Harry Potter. Easy, right? Scarf, robe, wand, scar and glasses.  Of course, his bookworm sister wanted to be Hermione….

Don’t Play Someone Else’s Game

My father likes to tell stories about a certain soccer coach who gave pithy pieces of advice often applicable to life as much as to the game.  One day the team was set to play against another school. The Brutes, as we will call them, were not really a soccer team; they usually played football…

The Absolute Worthlessness of Guilt 

Guilt: the most useless of human emotions.  In general, I’m a real fan of emotions. Like pain, emotions act as signals that something is wrong and needs to change. People without emotions (or those who are out of touch with their emotions) have a hard time making good, healthy decisions; again, similarly to people who…

“Even”ing

My therapist suggested this week that maybe my life is too full. You think? I have three kids, I work and I go to school. In the cracks I manage to fit in several hefty hobbies and a half-decent social life. And I juggle all of this with a chronic illness. I love my life,…

Finding Your Voice – An Exercise for Creatives

Are you a creative person? Do you sometimes have trouble finding that deep, magical well of originality and life we all strive to pull from? Have your efforts turned dry, stilted, or repetitive? I’ve been there. I think everyone who creates, and certainly everyone who creates something worthwhile, has been there. And that’s why you’ll…