Our baby boy turns one today. It was a year of crazy ups and downs, phases that felt endless and stages that pass in the blink of an eye. After your first child you think you’re ready for it all, but there are always new worries that crop up, and each child has different innate... Continue Reading →
Happy birthday, son
My son is 2 today. I simultaneously feel that he has been a part of my life forever and yet I am still overwhelmed every time I realize that the little boy calling me mommy is looking squarely at me. He looks to me for everything—from the moment he wakes up and wants to start... Continue Reading →
How do you answer the question “What do you do?”
I recently attended the Shanghai Expat Show as well as a networking event hosted by a professional women's association here in Shanghai. This has been my first foray into networking and talking about myself since I left my job to move to China. At the expat show I introduced myself to the person manning the... Continue Reading →
An Ocean Away 