As a mother, I’ve become an amazing boxer. In fact, all mothers are naturally gifted boxers. The problem is that the only ones we’re beating up is ourselves.

I feel like I have spent most of my summer exactly one room away from my kids, working while they entertain themselves.

In the past I would hibernate all winter huddled beneath a blanket in front of the fireplace. Now that I have kids I'm being forced into the freezing cold.