It’s not the reason you think. — (Author’s note: If you’re thinking of joining Medium to read more articles by me and other great writers, you can sign up through my link here. Your subscription will directly support my work!) I’m particular about my bathing suits: long shorts, and shirts that cover the midriff and cleavage. You…

Let’s call it what it really is — My 4-year-old made a fort under the dining room table with her little sister. They were hidden from sight, but every once in a while they burst into laughter. I commented to my husband how cute it was to listen to them giggle under there. He smiled and agreed. 10…

Who’s really blank here? I have a thousand words clawing their way up my throat, but they’ve been there for ages and keep slipping back down. I’m bone tired. I don’t care enough. I haven’t posted in over a year. I spent this year getting my kindergartener into special education—a…

It’s not the people who used to. — With the possible exception of Tim Denning, the Medium heavyweights of yore are watching their earning crater under the new system. Shaunta Grimes is making 90% less than she used to. Shannon Ashley notes that her stats are worst they‘ve been in years. I was doing fine, too—after just a…

Getting my body ‘back’ isn’t what I thought — When I got pregnant, I knew it would wreck my body. If the internet hadn’t clued me in, the volcanic amounts of vomit would have: your body is no longer yours, nausea told me. Over the next nine months, I threw up twelve pounds of body weight, then scarfed down…

Here’s what I learned — Author’s note: If you’re thinking of joining Medium to read more articles by me and other great writers, you can sign up through my link here. Your subscription will directly support my work! My day starts at 5:30am. Not with a shower, or a cup of coffee, but by leaping…

What I found surprised me — I’m not normally hyper-political. I vote, but I don’t knock on doors. I’ve never been to a protest, and I don’t make angry calls to Congress. …

A moderate American’s plan for now through Dec. 8 — I don’t typically go to protests. I’m an even-tempered, introverted writer with two small kids and not a lot of time. Wandering around in a big crowd, shouting at nobody—it’s not my thing. When an alleged rapist and con man ascended to the White House, was I horrified? Yes. But…