A friend of mine once told me that I can't screw up when I play my own music. I also take voice lessons, play other peoples' songs out of music books, and occasionally figure out how to play other people's music from records. This keeps my ears, fingers, and mind working

I think a good mom is an awake mom. At least for me, I've always been a kinder, better person awake than sleep-deprived!

It's really hard to balance work and being a mother.

In order to handle my emotional pain I talk to friends about it, I write, I breathe, and most of all, I put it in perspective.

You are the treasure custodian, cleaning the moon for me, scouring the sky so the stars would shine bright.

I use my cell phone as much as I can - I talk to friends all the time. I'm like 2,000 hours a month. It's crazy

With my daughter, we do arts and crafts, we read a lot, we listen to music, and we cut the strings off balloons and bounce them around after birthday parties.