I am a mom of many who runs an in-home daycare. In the sleeping moments, while my house is quiet, I let words tumble off my fingers into files on a hard drive where they sit mostly unseen.

My passion is ...

words, children (am i the only bad typist who breaks up brieflyme into brie fly me?)

I know too much about ...

I know a little of this and a little of that, and nothing with expertise

My childhood ambition ...

When I was considering a life path, I dreamed of doing genetic research. I wound up having babies and homeschooling instead.

My favorite memory ...

A favorite anything cannot be set in stone. It is something you savor and delight in momentarily and then put away when you move onto the next thing that captures you,

Why I write ...

I write because I have to. It is in my blood and my bones cry out for expression in words.

My best moment ...

My best moments are the ones I remain fully present in and experience deeply enough that later I can put them to words and share them.

My inspiration ...

I write reflections on the mundane, mostly. Support and encouragment from Mike makes it easy to let the things I see become stories to share.

Health & Fitness > Bipolar Disorder Living with bipolar disorder

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If I could achieve anything with my life, it would not be greatness. I don't care for fame, fortune or prominence. I aspire for middle-of-the-road balance. I don't need dramatic romance or a fairy tale lived in. I want mundane and humdrum on a regular basis.

The highs and lows I have soared through and drowned in were magnificent experiences, to be sure, but I would trade them in, if possible. "Here, take this life of complexity and richness, I can't afford the cost of it." I would say to the cosmic salesman who picked this life for me, "I want the life that is cookie cutter and unremark...

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