Published in Mundane Alley·Nov 3, 2018How (And Why) I Wrote a CookbookThis journey began a few years ago when I was having problems related to Interstitial Cystitis, painful bladder disease. I asked for help on one of the message boards I frequent, things were going from bad to worse and I didn’t know why. Someone asked if I was watching my…Food7 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·Nov 2, 2018My Daughter Has Bipolar Disorder: Here’s What I Wish You KnewMy hands gripped the steering wheel with such force that the tendons popped out in my arms. In the backseat of the car, my eight-year-old daughter screamed. In front of me, a tractor-trailer loomed. “I could just run into it and end everything,” I thought, as my daughter continued to…Mental Health9 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·Oct 29, 2018That Time I Had To #WalkAwayThe year was 2016, the season was spring and the presidential race was heating up. I remember sitting in my friend’s car driving down the main thoroughfare in Palm Springs, talking about our mutual disdain for Hillary Clinton. At the time Bernie Sanders was campaigning and my friend seemed to…Donald Trump7 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·Jun 14, 2018Crossing The Finish Line of ParentingI made it! I am crossing over the FINISH LINE and I fully expect awards and accolades. I’d like a gold medal even though I didn’t sprint one second of this journey but I maintained a turtle /slug like pace, slow but consistent. …Running4 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·May 25, 2018Small Town Girl, Big City DreamsFirst, I grew up in a small town and hated it . Then I moved to a big town and missed that little suburban sprawl outside of New York City. Now I think back to it with fond memories. In the town where I lived during my childhood years, there…New Jersey5 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·Sep 24, 2017The (Very) Long Road to A Published BookThe (Very) Long Road to A Published Book The year was 2011. The day was some day midweek, and the place was inside my friend’s car on the way to Beverly Hills. Naturally there was stop and go traffic, the worst. It was Los Angeles, after all. …Publishing7 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·May 21, 2017Hey Ugly, Your Nose is Big and You’re Disgusting!Hey Ugly, Your Nose is Big and You’re Disgusting! Elementary school, northern New Jersey, where everyone knows everyone and the same small group of kids follow you from first grade to senior year. It was very early on that a boy in my class, I’ll call him R for short…Plastic Surgery9 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·May 9, 2017How To Build A House When You Don’t Have The ToolsHow To Build A House When You Don’t Have The Tools Imagine that you are given the task of building a house. Not just any house, one that is magnificent with all the bells and whistles. It has to be large in size and luxurious in details. Hardwood flooring and…Life Lessons5 min read
Apr 15, 2017The Evolution of a BlogIt was early in the 2000’s when I started a celebrity gossip blog. I was a stay at home mom, taking care of my two small children and needed something to fulfill my creativity, a blog seemed like a good idea. I could do it from home and it required…Beauty7 min read
Published in Mundane Alley·Mar 27, 2017Reading, Writing, And Unrealized DreamsThe year was 1978. My mother was a lover of blue eye shadow and Danielle Steel novels. We lived in walking distance to the library and she took me every week, allowing me as many books as I wanted to lug home in my Ziggy tote bag. An avid reader…Writing6 min read
