30

The day is upon me. Today is my 30th birthday. I’ll spare you my thoughts about how I feel about that (hint: those thoughts are not exactly warm and fuzzy) and instead reflect on the project I began three years ago. My 15 Before 30 list started as a whim, sat in a state of [...]

Failure is Not An Option (Or Is It?)

Life can feel like a bit of a rat race sometimes, with everyone scrambling to get ahead, to find the next big thing, to hit it rich. As a culture, we value success and accomplishment. After all, the guy (or, eventually – god willing – the girl) who gets the most votes gets to be [...]

The Parent Trap

A couple of weeks ago, I read an article on The Huffington Post in which author Ayelet Waldman was interviewed about an upcoming movie adaptation of her novel. The novel and the movie revolve around a woman who becomes a stepmother. I haven’t read the book or seen the movie, so I don’t really have [...]