Kathryn R. BielMay 17, 20122 minGiving Myself a Kudos (and not the granola bar)Ok, I know I've been AWOL for a while. Things have just been busy around here. I've been doing better, less overwhelmed, but still busier...
Kathryn R. BielFeb 22, 20122 minHe's PerfectSo, that's what the doctor said about my son today. "He's perfect." He says it almost every visit. He's been saying it since Jake was an...
Kathryn R. BielJan 17, 20124 minBiggest FearFor about a nanosecond this afternoon, I had my biggest fear realized. I was talking with Jake, who is in second grade, about his day at...
Kathryn R. BielNov 30, 20113 minMommy ADHDSo, I've seriously been meaning to write. For, like 2 weeks now. About Mommy ADHD. But it's taken me this long because I keep getting...
Kathryn R. BielNov 8, 20112 minLittle BearSo, thanks to Election Day (which can barely be counted, considering many of the candidates in Colonie are running un-opposed) and...
Kathryn R. BielOct 21, 20111 minThis Post Is Brought To You Today By The Letter B ...A special thank you to all of our friends and family who supported Jake in fundraising for St. Baldrick's. With your support, Jake...
Kathryn R. BielOct 17, 20112 minReally Keeping It In PerspectiveSo, my 7 year-old asked me what could be considered an odd question the other day. "Mom, can I shave my head?" While to some, this might...
Kathryn R. BielOct 14, 20114 minKeeping It In PerspectiveSometimes, I get so involved in what I'm doing that I lose perspective of the world around me. Usually, this directly corresponds with...
Kathryn R. Biel Aug 3 3 min I Don't Belong Here I'd never heard of imposter syndrome until I started writing. Even for the first few years of my career, I didn't know it had a name. It...
Kathryn R. Biel May 31 3 min What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been... Eight years ago today, I held my breath as I hit the publish button for the first time. My first novel, Good Intentions, went out to the...
Kathryn R. Biel Jan 17 5 min Do You Believe in Coincidence? My whole life, I've been plagued by strange things. Most often, it presents as a dream or a random thought of a person, song, or movie...
Kathryn R. Biel Dec 23, 2020 4 min 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Eve) So I think we can all agree that 2020 is a year like none other. For a person like myself who doesn't do well with change, this year has...
Kathryn R. Biel Aug 2, 2020 4 min Problem Solving Math was never my forte. I've always blamed my middle school math teacher for this. After all, she did tell me, in front of my class,...
Kathryn R. Biel May 5, 2020 5 min An Open Letter to the Governor of New York State Dear Governor Cuomo, For weeks-- actually months now-- I've tuned in to your mid-day updates, trying to make sense of a world in which...
Kathryn R. Biel Apr 24, 2020 3 min The Show Must Go On Neither rain nor April snow nor global pandemic shall stop this book from coming. That's the attitude of resiliency I have adopted as I...
Kathryn R. Biel Dec 31, 2019 3 min Coming Around Again Admit it, now you've got the song in your head. But this post isn't about Carly Simon. It's about my house. 16 years ago last night, my...
Kathryn R. Biel Dec 16, 2019 3 min Christmas Hacks for Moms with Littles Batten down the hatches. We're about to hit zero hour. The week before Christmas is upon us. It's the week when we try to do all the...
