Like many women I know, I am wired to work. Driven, I would describe myself. Committed, I’ve been called. Ambitious, I’ve heard them say, sometimes in a way that makes it sound less like a positive quality and more of a character flaw. (Ambition is NOT a...
I’ve thought for some time about what this day would be like. It is Day One of Wow, I’m Suddenly Unemployed (by Choice). For the first time in 24 years, with the exception of scheduled vacations and some deserved time off after pushing out each of my...
Thirty-five minutes into our hike into the Grand Canyon we arrived at the vista. We were the equivalent of 76 flights of stairs down and my quads, already quaking, would need to take on the harder half of the route – UP – on the way back. But the kids...
