I'm just back from a business trip to Dallas. It was my first time on an airplane in over three years and my first time representing our...

There's a crack in my husband's phone screen. Or maybe just the screen protector. We're not sure how or when it happened. It's been that...

For the first time in my life, I've participated in some form of physical activity every day for one month straight. I'm starting to see...

When I'm stressed, everything that's on my mind seems to rise to the same level of urgency. And having so many "urgent" to-dos, worries,...

It all started with a non-apology. As I finished a haircut appointment with a new stylist, I saw I had missed two lengthy text messages...

It happens every time, doesn't it? You buy something from a different retailer than usual and the store immediately adds your email to...

It bothered me for a long time. My old calendar events just disappeared on my iPhone! I'd want to see when we held our last Happiness...

This quote from Will Bowen stopped me from scrolling and immediately made me want to share: "You're eventually going to get over what's...

Maybe it's because I've been listening to memoirs. Maybe it's because I'm part of a group of women who are working on sharing our stories...

How much time do you spend avoiding discomfort? Perhaps you're delaying a difficult conversation with a loved one? Avoiding the doctor...

I have this vague memory of a somewhat cheesy song I learned as a kid, maybe in Girl Scouts, or maybe in CCD. Maybe it was in school. My...

First we were playing cards. Then the phone rang. While I waited for my husband to wrap up the conversation with his mom, I was startled...

I read about a family that used an interesting strategy to get through a particularly difficult time; they sacrificed one thing a week....

There's something cathartic about putting pen to paper. Yet with the proliferation of devices, fewer and fewer people are experiencing...

My daughter recently had a new friend over to the house. As we were about to take her home, she could not find her phone. She got...

I barely listened to the friendly front desk attendant as she outlined the various hotel amenities. Her voice was drowned out by the...

My husband and I have been actively working on putting ourselves out there in new ways. Firm believers that luck is what happens when...

Are you going through something big in your life right now? So many of my friends and family members are, from unemployment to illness to...

Two weeks ago I posted about establishing a streak. I was on a roll. February started off great. Then in the span of less than a week,...

I shudder at the memory. Uncles walking around with those ginormous video cameras on their shoulders at family reunions, asking me to say...