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A Little Risk Is Good
For almost three years I plugged away at online dating, with minimal success. To my mother’s surprise, I met a lot of forty-something men who were willing to go out with me. Despite my law degree (an apparent turn-off for … Continue reading
The Happy Secret to Better Work and Creativity
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to Shawn Achor, the CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm which researches positive outliers — people who are well above average — to understand where human … Continue reading
A Leap of Faith
I’ve been online dating—or perhaps what could be more accurately described as attempting to online date—for a couple of years now. When I began to tentatively consider dating, back in 2010, my biggest fear was that I would meet (and … Continue reading
The Voices in My Head
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are watching psychologist Eleanor Longden describe her experience with mental illness. To all appearances, Longden was just like every other student, heading to college full of promise and without a care in … Continue reading
Story Published in Special Needs Anthology
Yesterday was the release party for the new anthology entitled, Monday Coffee and Other Stories of Mothering Children with Special Needs. It contains my story, “Waiting, Still Waiting, For Words.” InWords Press published the anthology which was the vision of … Continue reading
The Story of a Name
Several people have asked how I arrived at Katie’s name. The short answer is I’ve always loved the name Katie, as well as Kate. You can do a lot with a name like Kathryn, and I like that versatility. I … Continue reading
Harnessing the Wind
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to William Kamkwamba. At age 14, living in poverty and famine in Malawi, he built a windmill from spare parts and scrap to power his family’s home. Now in his … Continue reading
Reflections on a Harvest Moon
Several weeks ago we had a string of beautiful nights with a harvest moon hanging low and ripe in the early evening sky. I’d take Katie to the park after dinner for a bout of high-intensity swinging to help regulate … Continue reading
