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Progress Not Perfection
Today I celebrate six years of sobriety. That’s 2,192 days. I know — I can’t believe it myself. In fact, my sponsor in my alcohol...

Peggy Spear
Apr 22, 20217 min read


Confessions of a PTA Mom
I just joined the PTA. Yes, I know my youngest graduated from high school five years ago and graduated from college last year, but that...

Peggy Spear
Feb 28, 20214 min read


Let’s Talk About Miscarriage
Yesterday, my niece Kalli announced to the world that she and my nephew Madison are expecting their first baby in August. I had known for...

Peggy Spear
Feb 12, 20214 min read


To Sleep, Perchance to Wake Up at 3 a.m.
The other night I had to have a talk with my mom about bedtimes. No, she was not admonishing me for staying up too late, like she used...

Peggy Spear
Jan 28, 20214 min read


A Terrible, Horrible No-good Very Bad Month
I don’t like January. It makes me depressed, with its cold, post-holiday mood, that glum, back-to-school/work feeling and the sense that...

Peggy Spear
Jan 14, 20213 min read
