Feb 24, 2016The Barrington TimesFake It ‘Til You Make It: A Guide to Volunteering (and Life)My kitchen. Mostly dark. 9 pm. Before going upstairs for bed, I looked over my (actual paper) calendar for the following day and saw the...
Nov 24, 2015The Barrington TimesThe Ballad of Trader Joe’s“I heard that they are putting one in to that new shopping plaza next to Ichigo Ichie,” a mom said excitedly. A gaggle of other moms...
Sep 8, 2015The Barrington TimesThe End of Summer?“How was your summer?” I asked my friend, Jen, before spin class at a local gym. “It’s been great! How is yours?” “It was great. Too bad...
May 13, 2015The Barrington TimesMy First Tough Tiger“You psyched, Zoe?” I asked my daughter as we approached the starting line. “Yeah!” She said. “You?” “Oh, yes,” I said, mustering up as...