Tomorrow I'm leaving for a very overdue vacation and I'm heading...home. Yes there's a big part of me that considers the east coast especially Boston my home. I know, I know, I've lived in L.A. for almost ten years. For moment it's where I live and not my home. Maybe that will change when life with my child becomes the new normal but I'm not sure. Over the last 3 years when I've travelled east I' ve wondered if this will be the last one by myself. There are so many peop

"Alex, are you excited for football season?" one of my co-workers asked me the other day. I looked at her funny because I'm DEEP in baseball mode, praying the Red Sox can make it to the playoffs. Then it occured to me and I asked, "Are you ready for some treats? Is that why you're asking?" She shyly nodded and I grinned knowing my football season activities makes everyone happy. Every Sunday I tune in to watch my Patriots (and other teams if there is nothing else on) and ba

Carefully or gusto? Timidly or like a linebacker? I'm not sure there's a right answer. Or maybe the right answer is it depends on the day. Take this website as an example. I started my "official" adoption journey a little over a year ago and made the decision to become a mother almost 3 years ago. But it wasn't until very recently, in the quiet of a Saturday afternoon that I started to feel anxious. Not desperate but I started to worry I wasn't doing enough to make my dr