When Rest is Good
When it comes to napping, I’m often one who fails. I don’t like sleeping during the day. I’m not saying I’ve never napped because that’s what you do as young kids. And you always sleep more when you’re sick and try to make up for a...
Free to Wear Purple
I grew up knowing these 2 random facts: my mom didn’t like purple and my grandmother didn’t like purple. They were both very against the color. So that meant nothing in their wardrobe related to purple. And we just knew not to consider anything purple as a...
Reasons to (Not) Love the Doctor
Nobody loves going to the doctor. So many fear the dentist, but that’s never been one of mine. I guess I have a really healthy mouth and I’d like to keep it that way. There are other places I don’t want to go, appointments I try to delay. I have my...
He Captured My Attention
He captured my attention when we were much younger. Somehow my friends and I always used to convince him to play with us outside during recess. That was probably the only time we really interacted, besides passing each other in the hall. He was a fifth grader. I was...