It was last November. I was writing a post about my mother’s final days on this earth. Mom had battled Alzheimer’s for more than eight years, and her sad, long journey was almost at an end. The image I chose for my post was the beautiful Tree of Life creation which fit perfectly with my subject matter. …
Editor’s Note: Last month we posted a conversation between the founders of Science of Parenthood, and we liked it so much that we asked another pair of bloggers, Mary Dell Harrington and Lisa Heffernan of Grown and Flown, to do the same thing. If you’d like to be featured in our Meet the Bloggers monthly …
It’s a new day, ladies! The technological world has opened so much opportunity for those of us who love to write and make difference in the lives of others. So, it is time to be smart…just look deeply at the box of tissues not too far away. For years, I asked for a Kleenex in …
Last month marked nine months since I published my first post for this blog. For us women, in particular, nine months holds a certain significance, so I was prompted to reflect on what I’ve learned. First of all, I’d have to say that, to a great extent, what I’ve learned would fall in the techy …
Ten years ago, magazine writer Norine Dworkin-McDaniel met Jessica Ziegler, a web designer and illustrator, at a party in Las Vegas. The two bonded over well-made martinis and into-the-wee-hours convos about life, working in media, and whatever they heard on NPR that day. Fast-forward a few years, and Jessica had a kid. Then Norine had a kid. And after …
