Top 10 Essays
Driving Lessons Why the same parent should always sit in the passenger seat.
Bear With Me A moment of parental anxiety eased by the grace of mindfulness.
How to Burn the Bottom Off a Stainless Steel Pot Adventures in multitasking.
Not a Cross Word Between Us The bonding power of crossword puzzles.
Endangered Species in London A romp through the traffic signs in London.
Rituals and Raspberry Afros Navigating a tough conversation with my teenage daughter.
Too Many Pants and One Gray Cat Who knew cats were so wise about de-cluttering?
Facing Down the Dust Bunnies What cleaning and meditation have in common.
I’m Keeping the Name The post that launched my life as Warrior Girl.
A Marriage Revealed on the Paintball Field Hand your spouse a paintball gun and the truth shall out.
Archives List
100 Things: Idiot De-Cluttering and Other Things I Learned100 Things: Stepping out of ClutterA Furor in the HouseA Marriage I Arranged MyselfA Marriage Revealed on the Paintball FieldA One Bedroom Apartment with a PlantA Password Worth KeepingA Short Excerpt from The Laundry ListA Stone Necklace for Mother EarthAlone but not Lonely. And Still Writing.An Open Heart and a Silver KeyAnd Now for the Ancient Admiral Kitchen StoveAnniversaryAre You a Buddhist? Lawyers, Labels, Rituals and MeBe Strong. Be Safe. Have Fun.BeadedBear With MeBooks I Never Read & Dustbunnies I’m Going to KeepBroken Spoons, Gone to PiecesChuck the Checklist, Bring the PassportClean Sweep, Fresh StartClose Mouth, Open Heart.Come With Me. Let’s Escape.Coming HomeDandelions RuleDe-Cluttering my Daughter’s DeskDriving LessonsDumping SuperwomanEasy Re-EntryEating with the Food in MindEndangered Species: Pedestrians in LondonFace Cloths & Trash MountainsFacing Down Dust Bunnies and Other BeastsFrom Thermos to WhineFrom What I Gave Away to What I Choose to KeepGardening, Shmardening: Wallowing about in the DirtGetting Along Well With Others: The Inverse Email Response Time RuleGetting Back on Track: the RepostGuilty as Charged: I’m an UDDerHow to Burn the Bottom Off a Stainless Steel PotI’m Keeping the Name: Warrior Girl ReturnsIt’s not Fashion. It’s Mission.James Blue and Overcast GreyJust StuffingKeepers Shortlist One Fine April MorningKeepers Shortlist: Easter SundayKeeping it in the Family: Taking our Daughters to WorkKicking Full-Assed Out the DoorKite in a Tree: the Republic of PlayKnitting ClassLawyerismsLife on the BandwagonLittle Tikes Kitchen: Pass it OnLove Amidst the Refrigerator MagnetsLove Your Life. Every Minute of It.Making Molehills out of MolehillsMark My Words or, Something Funny Happened on the Way to a Writer’s ConferenceMarried to a TMissing the School Bus. Seizing the Day.Mom, Can You Hand Me _____________?My 100th Post: What Grace Looks LIkeMy Own Best TeacherMy Way or the Highway: the Work on the RoadNaNoWriMoNot a Cross Word Between UsOne Trophy I KeptParadise ReconsideredParting Words: UnusualParty Pooper: I love you, let’s try not to judgePrayer Beads & the Pursuit of HappinessPrayer Beads, Buddha & BooksRandom Acts of Sharing: Chicken Pecan Salad des Étrangers GentilsRewriting the story, Rewiring Marriage, Rediscovering the PrinceRituals and Raspberry AfrosRoad Testing the Mood-o-MeterRoots, Shoots and PatienceShelving Self-HelpShoveling Out from UnderSigns of Life from LondonSlogansSmall ActsSMOOTHIE RULES – the marital hazards of blended fruitSorry That I Wasn’t SorrySpeaking of Detours…Stuff I Gave Away – Today’s ShortlistSwearing Off SweatersT-13 Warrior Girl DashingT-14 Warrior Girl DashingT-15 Warrior Girl Reporting LateTaking the Edge off WorkTea BiscuitsThe Best Mother’s Day Gift EverThe Best Text EverThe Boomerang Effect: Promises Made and Newton’s Third Law of MotionThe Field BetweenThe First Principles of Laundry: Part TwoThe Gift I won’t Unwrap this ChristmasThe Headache Theory Re-Examined: Flying by the Seats of our PantsThe Miracle of Ziplock® ContainersThe Next Chapter: Recommitting to Giving AwayThe Titantic or the deck chairs: the choice is yours or, uh, mine actuallyThe Windsurfer StaysThings I Can’t Take Part One: MedsThings I Could Really Live Without: the Dining Room TableThings I Gave Away: First PostThings I Gave Away: Today’s ShortlistThings I Gave Away: Today’s ShortlistThings I Let Go Of & What Remains: My Martial ArtToo Many Pants and One Grey CatTraining with a One Hundred and Eighty Pound MosquitoTransitions: Taking My Daughter to University & Finding My Own WingsTrophies I Gave AwayTrophies to Give Away, Memories to KeepWarrior Girl Dashing ….T-22 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing ….T-3 and CountingWarrior Girl Dashing with creaky knees….T-8 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing, er, Climbing…T-7 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing… Race DayWarrior Girl Dashing… T-6 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing…. T-18 and counting, but not eating enoughWarrior Girl Dashing….T-12 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing….T-19 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing….T-21 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing….T-24 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing….T-25 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing…T-10 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing…T-11 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing…T-23 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing…T-4 and countingWarrior Girl Dashing…T-9 and countingWarrior Girl Psyching Up…T-1 and countingWarrior Girl Resting….T-20 and countingWarrior Girl Riding Uphill…T-5 and countingWarrior Girl Sick….T-17 and countingWarrior Girl Walking… T-2 and countingWe’re Keeping the Trampoline..When the Mole Hills Fail You… Expect a RainbowWhen You Meet a Crazy Man at the StoplightWhere I’ve Needed to BeWhite Towels, High HeatWhy I Do ThisWhy I Won’t Tell You What I Do for a Living