It's not what you're thinking.

We've January'd hard, it's almost over. I've been thinking about how to bring - and hold onto - some good news, and in the end, it really wasn't hard.

I read that in Norway, “up and not crying” is a common response to “how is it going?” and that feels pretty much perfect right now.

The month that brought us the Post-Christmas wasteland, Sub Zero wind chill plus two named storms, Blue Monday, Tax Return Time and Pope Francis, is almost at a close. I didn’t dry January (no ‘new’ mother should put themse…