Life With InterestOn 14 Years in the Bay AreaIt was August 2005. Apparently Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” was playing nonstop on the radio, but I wouldn’t have noticed. I had…Sep 13, 2019Sep 13, 2019
Life With InterestIt has been 13 months since I produced a human…When I look at my 13 month old, I realize how fast life is going to go from here on out. Time no longer makes sense. Just moments ago, it…Sep 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019
Life With InterestOn loss andMy father knew it all, or so he’d leave you to believe. His answers to any question never began with “I’m not sure” — his opinions were…Jun 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019
Life With InterestA Thousand Million PeopleWe are oil and vinegar, “you,” and I, you — the many, the people floating around my acidic psyche, the world filled with those who, like…Jun 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019
Life With InterestNine Months In: Life as a Working MomIt’s impossible to prepare for what life will be like once you have children, and it’s equally impossible to know and plan for exactly how…May 22, 2019May 22, 2019
Life With InterestBeginningsI’ve buried that girl I clung to with these aged hands. Six months ago I buried that girl, down she went with your pale flesh, in that…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Life With Interest5 Months and Some Odd Days Into MotherhoodIt’s been a while since I’ve written anything (well, not for work), since I’m back at work, and when I’m not working I’m either doing my…Jan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Life With InterestSo this is 35.When the clock strikes midnight and you turn from 34 to 35, you’re long past the years when birthdays inspire any sort of excitement…Nov 24, 2018Nov 24, 2018
Life With Interestitis short, fleeting, meaningless and yet filled with meaning — the years march on, our loved ones lost, new smiles born, unaware of life’s…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Life With Interest“M” is for “MotherToday walking to my moms-adjusting-to-the-world-of-being-moms-poorly-but-no-doubt-entertainingly group at Kaiser (*not its official name)…Oct 25, 2018Oct 25, 2018