The Rockwood Files

When my alarm went off this morning, I groaned, rolled over and reached under my pillow to give it a good shake to shut it up. My alarm clock is on my smartphone, you see, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 “That’s it,” I said to no one. “I’m getting nowhere.” I shut the lid of my laptop in disgust and walked away. As I paced around […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A wonderful thing happened yesterday. While my 6-year-old daughter tapped her way through dance class, I got a much needed dose of “baby.” One of the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 All this talk of government shut-down has got me thinking. Can a mom declare a household shut-down? And if so, what would that look like? More […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s an ongoing conversation in our house about what we’re going to be when we grow up. Our three kids regularly revisit and revise their career […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A friend recently passed along an online article by author Meagan Francis, who wrote a great book called “The Happiest Mom.” I love how this writer […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last weekend I only had one little chore on my “to do” list. It said, “Clean a cabinet.” I’ve been systematically working my way through each […]

Dear Miley Cyrus, Oh, honey. I’m not even sure what to say. Like the millions of people who’ve seen the video of your performance at the Music Video Awards show, I’m still a little stunned. […]