by Lisa Marlin | Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
I swear I can still hear my mother’s voice telling me to look both ways when I cross the street, to wear clean underwear in case a bus hits me anyway, and especially this one: “Lisa Ann, don’t cover your potatoes completely with water when you boil them.” That...
by Lisa Marlin | Nov 19, 2015 | Blog, Middle Age
Today, Thursday, November 19, 2015, is the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout where tobacco users across the country are encouraged to kick the habit. I am inspired to join in, though since I do not smoke, I plan to kick something else: Not taking care of...
by Lisa Marlin | Aug 11, 2015 | Blog, Middle Age, Parenting
I felt guilty because I was guilty. I switched my eight-month-old son to formula not because he was ready but because I was ready to embark upon a trip halfway around the world without him. It seemed like a good decision at the time. But when the day came to kiss his...
by Lisa Marlin | Mar 23, 2014 | Blog, Middle Age
There are two types of edges in life: The edge where you possess a skill to succeed and the edge you push up against, maybe even step over. The first is generally good; the second can be mind-numbing. Seven days ago I took a ski lesson. My first ever ski lesson and I...
