Thank you to Lisa, Andy, Sadie, Jonah and Frank for your donations to PW.  Together we raised $550!  Wahoo!  (If you still want to join in the fun, it’s not too late!  The fiscal year ends today- September 30th – but donations are ALWAYS appreciated.) kd

This past weekend, we made some real visible progress on the inside of the house. Kristen stripped the paint from the front door while I worked on the living room window trim. (Kristen helped with that too.) Just a little less green in the house! We were very happy that the end result came out [...]

As many of you know, I joined the board of PreventionWorks earlier this year. It’s an exciting time to be on the board because there are a lot of changes happening in response to our receiving DC funds to support needle exchange for the first time ever. Having the city money is truly great, but [...]

Thanks to my friend Rachel for sending this link to a great Op Ed written by Gloria Steinem.

I am so relieved! I no longer have an appendix to worry about! Ever since a really good friend of mine AND my roommate got appendicitis while I was in grad school (within a week of each other!), I have been deathly afraid of having my appendix act up at an inopportune time. When we [...]

My friend, Monica, just got a story published on a website called Mamazine.  Check it out — it’s great!