Tag Archives: in my life
Little Girls
Between my own girls, the Brownie troop I co-lead, and the students at the all-girls school where I teach, sometimes I feel like belting out a chorus or two of Little Girls. Though Miss Hannigan and I don’t have much else in common, I’m certainly not dripping in diamonds or pearls. I also saw this …
Snow Day Divide
When the snow really starts coming down, I believe two kinds of people emerge. The first group gets right out there! They are building snowpeople and having snowball fights; they are skiing and snowboarding and sledding. They own snowpants and heavy gloves and shovel their snow first thing in the morning, so it doesn’t slow …
Folk & Blues & Roasted Chicken
Yesterday, I had one of those lovely days that come along rarely and cannot be predicted, but only enjoyed. First, I got to sleep in, luxuriating in bed until 9:30 or so. Then, I went to get a long-awaited haircut, which turned out quite cute. Then some reading, some couch time, some reheated pizza, some …
High Pressure Parenting
I was at a lovely wedding recently in DC, and across the table from me sat a very congenial older man who instantly struck up a conversation with me. After eliciting the name of the school where I teach and chatting some about independent schools in the area, he asked if the college-admissions season was …
Versatile Blogger
My bloggy friend Sara tagged me as a Versatile Blogger about a month ago, and I’ve meant to post on it ever since, but have been stumped by the requirement: listing “seven facts about me that you are unlikely to learn elsewhere.” I’ve been blogging for over seven years, so the list of things I …
The “Me” Marriage
What does it mean to build a sustainable marriage? Not a happy one, or a long-lasting one, but a healthy, functioning marriage that is sustainable and sustaining for everyone involved? According to this recent NYT piece, it involves something called “self-expansion,” which includes your answers to the questions: “How much has being with your partner …
2010: A Recap
Even though I jumped off the Reverb 10 train, I am still and always interested in reflecting on where I’ve been to see where I want to go. So I’m continuing my tradition of recap posts for the third year in a row–won’t you join me, please? I finished 2009 by setting a lot of …
Possible Jackies
Recently, my blogging-friend Sharon posted a great entry about possible versions of ourselves, how part of being a productive person can be imagining different, better versions of ourselves and then working towards becoming those people. Sharon has a consistently witty blogging voice, so her possible selves include “The Sharon Who Has Become a Better Photographer …
Appreciate Five Minutes
As much as I can understand not wanting to have children of your own, I am continually amazed at who I am because I have had children, and because I am a parent. I don’t know who I would be if I wasn’t, but I do know that wanting to be the best possible parent …
Possible Jackies
One of my bloggy friends, Sharon, posted a delightful entry recently on possible selves, and a theory that productive people envision better images of themselves and work towards them. She hypothesized all the Possible Sharons she’d like to be and what it would require for her to really be working seriously and productively towards being …
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