This is the home of my weekly ramblings - the honest, funny, and sometimes chaotic blogs about parenting, autism, ADHD, midlife wobbles, and emotional burnout.
Yes, if life feels messy, you’ll feel right at home here.

Rejection  has always felt personal to me. Not so much as a writer, but as a daughter, a granddaughter, a friend etc. And as someone who’s spent most of her life trying not to take up too much space, it stings deeper than a wasp’s nest in your head. Growing up in the 80s, in what you might generously call a 'blended' family, or more accurately, a badly stitched together patchwork of dysfunction, the air was thick with those oh-so-trendy 'toxic vibes.' Yes, I know it’s a buz

Who knew writing a book was so hard? Not me, that's for sure. I started writing the  paperback - the glorious, life-affirming,...

I haven't found much time to write lately. Actually, I haven't found much time for anything beyond the kids, and house chores, and the...

I don't know if it's just the time of year, with the seasons changing and the summer falling away, or just sheer coincidence, but it...

That's how I'm feeling, as I sit in my office, hiding from the world. I'm just done with today. Not because it's been a particularly...