Author Archives: Jennifer

I have been engrossed in the side of my brain that allows for the living part of life but not too much thought, therefore I have been remiss on my writing. A friend in London commented that she hadn’t heard … Continue reading →

My head is full. As the school year comes to a close, it gets hijacked by so many details, emotions and thoughts that seem endless yet swirl into each other like a spinning top that eventually stops a bit farther … Continue reading →

My sister told me a funny and very pertinent story the other day as I was debating one of life’s hit-you-over-the-head moments that had occurred. She told me of a man who had been caught out at sea, desperately treading … Continue reading →

Back from holidays.  I can tell the immediate difference in my temperament.  I am more anxious of being tired and not ready for the day; Husband and I start to sleep poorly together and my brain twirls and whirls with … Continue reading →

One of the most painful stages in school-life with your children is the waiting game to find out where they were accepted.  Who wants them???  I do.  But that doesn’t go very far. Last week while the boys were playing … Continue reading →

I could not survive in this world without my girlfriends. I have always been blessed with girls and then, women, in my life that make it shine. But I have never been so acutely aware of this fact until I … Continue reading →

It’s 6:45 a.m. I awake to the sun in my face, literally, as we still have yet to decide on curtains or blinds. I wear an eye mask but that still doesn’t stop the sun rising and shining directly into … Continue reading →

I had one of the most weepy days last week. It was definitely a combination of things: no sleep for too many nights in a row, on a very different page from Husband which doesn’t bode well with no sleep, … Continue reading →

I never knew how much I loved my dog until we got our cat. Kitten, actually. I emphasize that for two reasons: first, they are supposed to be trainable and secondly, it needs friggin training! Husband and I are dog … Continue reading →

I am box free. Finally. And I haven’t been able to write until I could write just that, as order needed to be restored before my brain could compute words again. Back in LA in our new home. There’s a … Continue reading →