I think it's a pretty good day if I can get through it without lifting a finger.
Student teaching is the hardest job there is.
Divorce is brutal and horrible and... you have to actively work to get your life back on track.
For me, there's a big difference between having a baby in your 20s and having a baby in your 40s.
Awards shows are my greatest inducement to get back into shape.
Gardening is peaceful, yet there is a great element of failure. It's the perfect metaphor for life -- a lot of pleasure, then it's over. There's great satisfaction in tending something, feeling it needs you, even if it's just a plant on your windowsill.