Leaving a Child at College and Winning at Life

Part of the midlife experience for many mothers involves releasing children when they go off to college. Sometimes this means just moving them into a dorm across town. Other times it means taking them off to college across state or several states away. And still other times it involves leaving them at universities all the [...]

Driving Down Memory Lane

Driving today in my old stomping grounds brought back so many memories…Amazing what a trip down a few roads and highways triggers in your brain. A trip down memory lane… Memories of old friends, and times spent together. Memories of drives taken, and lovers come and gone. Memories of first jobs, and old flames. And [...]

Stepping into the Future

It’s been a wild 10 days or so. My daughter and I discovered that her early decision application required that she show up in NYC for a portfolio review at New York University. She sent in her application on October 31. We called the university on November 2 and found out we had to be [...]