{I reference the concept of "upside-down world" or “backwards world” often in conversation. Decisions made in a backwards world make sense if you're in that world--but then you can't seem to figure out why others have it all together and you don't. You can't logic yourself out of backwards world, either. When you're in it, the things that SHOULD be red flags have been normalized for you, so you let them slide...but the things that others would find innocuous, even positive--you take them as danger signs and sound the alarm, perhaps running away, deciding against a new opportunity, or being suspicious of a potential new relationship in your life. Living in upside-down world means you're at risk of making lousy decisions, often.}

TIME + MOTHERING

Against School

{John Taylor Gatto was an early and vocal critic of modern schools - after being awarded NYC teacher of the year}

A woman's greatest enemy? A lack of time to herself

{One of the most radical things I do, is not "doing anything" for long stretches of time. I wish I could do it in ways that didn't annoy or inconvenience my loved ones...but I also wish I could do it more often...more luxuriously.}