There’s a common thread of conversations I’ve had with moms in my neighborhood groups, on the playgroups, or at school activities. It usually includes a variation of this sentence: “I need to run to the store to pick up (fill in the blank).” Seriously. It never stops. I write shopping …

There’s a deep-seated personal issue I’ve been carrying around for 42 years. I shared it in public this summer at the Wells Fargo My Untold dinner for African-American influencers. Then it got shared on the Wells Fargo Facebook page and I was hesitant to read the comments.  Anything shared on social media about …

As a stay at home mom for the last six years, I’ve had a less than stellar opinion about day care. I toured a facility five years ago when A.J. was just an infant. I was taken aback by the conditions in the infant room. There was one child care …

This week I’m looking forward to interviewing journalist and mental illness advocate Jane Pauley  when she speaks at the Atlanta Women’s Foundation‘s 19th annual luncheon –  Numbers Too Big to Ignore.  I’m attending thanks to the  Everywhere Agency. Update: Due to actress and author Carrie Fisher’s illness, Jane Pauley has …

When I was a teenager, I kept a journal and wrote in it regularly. I detailed the silliest thing in my life. What happened in junior high. Which boys liked me and who didn’t. When  I was in college, I kept track of what I wore to class everyday so …