I ordered the boys a game called Mindflex, because one of them was having trouble focusing in school and at home.  To play this game, you we...

I was sitting on the couch reading a book.  It was quiet. The boys were at school.  It was a milder day than usual, so even the cats w...

I've been teaching a lot lately, and the classes I teach are long - either 5 hours or 6.5 hours.  Day classes start at 8:00 and tend to ...

I've mentioned before that I listen to a lot of podcasts when I'm running.  Recently I made the accidental discovery that you can wa...

Back in December I resigned from the part time job where I was working with mental health patients in the community.  I liked the company I ...

When I was pregnant with Pierce, I had a couple of aversions.  The worst was salmon.  It took me several years after having Pierce to like s...

Since 2008, I've been teaching psychology classes as an adjunct off and on at a local university.  It's a job that I adore.  I love ...

Have you ever noticed how certain smells will take you back?  Being fascinated by the way the brain works, I know that the olfactory cortex ...

My recent descent into days of madness crafting left me thinking about the talented women from whom I descended.  On one side of the family...

Last week I went to fill out some more paperwork for the part time job (I am officially hired now) and my Dad came to watch the boys.  Pierc...

I've known that I am an introvert for probably twenty years, having been interested in psychology as a teenager. I can sit by myself, no...

I teach psychology classes at a local college, and one topic that I cover in my classes is Type A and Type B personality.  Type A personalit...

This weekend I decided to undertake some decluttering and reorganizing.  Pierce's art supplies in the pantry had gotten out of control. ...