A Hero… One year later and it still feels like yesterday. I’ve often heard people say that. I’ve even said it myself about inconsequential events and even some consequential ones. But I have never felt it to be more true than today. February 26, 2019 We started our trek to the hospital before the sun […]

Raising kids…amiright? I’m a mother to two beautiful humans. My 11 year-old son is in the throes of growing armpit hair and could probably stand to shower three times a day, given the rate of sweating he’s prone to do on a daily basis. My 15 year-old daughter is solidly finishing up her first year […]

Hello friends! Welcome back to The Suburban Life! Although I consider myself the possessor of a fairly optimistic soul I find that, at times, the impact of the world digs into that optimism and exposes my more vulnerable self to doubt, distrust and unease.  I become a little less prone to hope and a lot […]

Every fiber in my being has tried to sabotage my attempts at writing this post, but thoughts keep poking at my brain like a sliver in my finger that will not come out until I grab the tweezers and get to work.  So, here I am getting to work. Across social media platforms, work desks, […]

“Don’t Get Your Tinsel In A Tangle” I’ve been seeing this little ‘gem of advice‘ scrolled across a multitude of items lately and at first glance chuckled at the smart use of metaphorical alliteration (okay, so I’ve been spending a little too much time with 5th graders.) But at second glance the intention behind the […]