Naps

Toddlers nap so they’re less likely to get cranky as the day wears on. I nap for the same reason. And despite now having a medical reason for taking a daily nap, sometimes I still feel guilty. Lazy. Unproductive. Childhood conditioning is hard to shake. I never, ever, saw my mother take a nap. She… Continue reading Naps

A Quart Low: Life with a Hidden Disability

Your life can change in an instant. You may not immediately realize the breadth of the change or the full range of its implications, but you’ll always remember when the change happened. Mine changed one morning on a beautiful mountain trail. It was August 2003. I fell. Hard. And as a result, my brain no… Continue reading A Quart Low: Life with a Hidden Disability