Posted in Miscellaneous, Reflections on Jan 16th, 2012
It has been a shamefully long time since I have written much of anything, and particularly since I have written here. Shameful mostly to myself, because writing is such an integral part of my being. Yet whenever I need to do it the most, I stop. You see, this particular holiday season has found me [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 12th, 2010
If you are unfamiliar with the Type-A personality, I found a fairly succinct, albeit rather simplistic, definition: “Temperament characterized by excessive ambitiousness, aggressiveness, competitiveness, drive, impatience, need for control, focus on quantity over quality and unrealistic sense of urgency.” Wow. Did the author of this sentence have Andie in the forefront of his/her mind when [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 2nd, 2009
You know, it’s sort of weird that we get it in our heads that starting a new year gives us a “fresh start,” a “clean slate,” when really we can create these things any time of the year that we want. Having said that, I’m among the millions who think of the new year as [...]
Posted in Introduction on Feb 9th, 2008
I know, I know — there are a million blogs about parenting out there. So why, oh why, would I decide to create one of my own, you ask? The answer is that I consider myself somewhat of a parenting expert, thanks to my four children and their assorted health issues. I’m a freelance writer and [...]
