So, you know, parenting is a very intimate and amazing experience and one of the best experiences of my life.

I'm very happy at home. I love to just hang out with my daughter, I love to work in my garden. I'm not a gaping hole of need.

I still love the people I’ve loved, even if I cross the street to avoid them.

And I haven't read a lot of blogs but if someone writes about what they care about I'm sure it's interesting.

I'm lucky to have been raised in the most beautiful place - Amherst, Massachusetts, state of my heart. I'm more patriotic to Massachusetts than to almost any place.

Socially, most people delayed motherhood for five to 10 years around us.

Before I had my child, I thought I knew all the boundaries of myself, that I understood the limits of my heart. It's extraordinary to have all those limits thrown out, to realize your love is inexhaustible.