Sunday Morning Coffee: May 20, 2018
The week felt like summer should be peaking through, but it mostly has been chilly and rainy. The colleges throughout the city are all holding graduations, and the streets and sidewalks are correspondingly packed with confused and frustrated parents trying to figure out Boston traffic. It’s been a fairly low-energy week for me. Will’s been … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: March 18, 2018
I got to spend the weekend at the MEDA conference, a gathering of eating disorder professionals here in the Boston area, held over Friday and Saturday. It’s both invigorating and exhausting at the same time: a lot of new faces, new ideas, excitement, and enthusiasm for the work we do. There are so many dedicated … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: March 11, 2018
There’s a lot of baking going on in my house, trying to make sure I have portable, enjoyable snacks on hand to take to work and keep things enjoyable and entertaining even with the dairy-free and soy-free restrictions at the moment. I’ve been leaning a lot on the carrot cake cookies and German chocolate cake … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 25, 2018
It’s becoming more apparent that Will is on the verge of one, or a few, developmental milestones, and we’ve got the interrupted sleep patterns to prove it. While not horrible, he’s frequently waking up multiple times during the night (I had cozily grown accustomed to once in the middle of the night). In the daytime, … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 18, 2018
This is a shelfie from my office, reflecting a range of reference texts and non-diet memoirs I pull into my work with eating disorder clients, intuitive eating, and helping others heal their relationships with their bodies and with food. I still feel like I’m in transition mode with getting back into the swing of things … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 11, 2018
It’s the second week fully back and work, and I’m feeling like I’m getting in to the swing of things. I’m loving the opportunity to reconnect with my clients, and I feel like I’ve been able to bring some new ideas to my daily flow after having a bit of time away. It felt like … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 28, 2018
It’s been three months, and I’m transitioning back to work. I’m really looking forward to getting back into the swing of things back at the clinic, but there are also moments when I know I’ll miss having this much time with Will. The first weeks with a newborn are so tough. Now that he’s rounding … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 21, 2018
A year ago, I was with my family, marching among tens of thousands on Boston Common. This weekend, I was out and about in the neighborhood again, bundled up with my family, and enjoying the sense of camaraderie and community. I’m also getting ready to go back to work, leaving the long days (in both … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 14, 2018
Winter keeps climbing along, my maternity leave is ticking past, and we find ourselves midway through January. We weathered the storm well last week. With the Christmas holiday, then New Year’s, the snow day, and now day care off for MLK, it seems like it’s been ages since we’ve had a week in our usual … Read more
The Year in Food: Best Recipes of 2017
I’m a big fan of all the year-in-review articles out there in the week between New Year’s and Christmas. It’s fun to look back on the highlights of the year. Even when the year feels like doozy, there’s a lot of good things that occupied my time in between the news alerts. In the spirit … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: December 24, 2017
This is our first year really playing Santa, and the first year Charlotte kind of understands what is going on. She’s got a sense that there’s a holiday coming up, but she’s still asking about trick-or-treating and has spent the weekend in her Halloween pajamas and carrying her jack-o-lantern bucket around. Family has also started … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: December 17, 2017
It’s still snowy and cold here, and I’m still hunkered down with my new son. It’s a weird mix of planning and looking forward to the holidays, and being so in to the ebbs and flows of the daily routine (or at least trying to establish what looks like a routine). Having a newborn is … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: December 10, 2017
It’s a week of many firsts. It snowed yesterday, gorgeous heavy snow that turned the neighborhood and river bank into a winter wonderland. It was Will’s first snow ever, and we bundled him up to get a bit of sunshine and fresh air, and the warmth of his winter wrappings put him to sleep. He … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee — November 26, 2017 — Reading and Recommendations
I hope it’s been an enjoyable Thanksgiving week for everyone. We’ve had David’s mom join us this past week both to celebrate the holiday (and her upcoming birthday) and meet the little one. Charlotte stayed home from day care most days to get some extra time with Grandma, which has been so fun for her … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee — November 19, 2017 — Readings and Recommendations
The little one is now a few weeks old. Hopefully the worst of the sleepless nights are behind us. He’s so tiny but is growing out of looking like a wrinkly red newborn and is looking more and more like a baby. There hasn’t been a lot to our days except for getting to know … Read more
