The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 Instructor: “Now, wrap the fabric around your wrists and then pull yourself upside down to do the inverted starfish.” Me (inside my head): “Wait… […]

Dear College Freshmen, I won’t try to sugarcoat it. Your freshman year sucked. It wasn’t at all what your older friends, the movies or even your parents told you it would be. It was… underwhelming, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tom: “Is it just me, or does this feel a little like Christmas Eve?” Gwen: “It really does. I guess it makes sense. We’ve been waiting […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Our family has grown by 50 furry pounds. His name is Mac, and we’re all in love. We hadn’t planned on adding another dog to the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I had a birthday this month, and The New York Times gave me a wonderful present. On the day I turned a year older (which in […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Thirty-four. That’s the number I counted while standing in the shower. As hot water rained down on my hair, I scanned the corner-mounted shower shelves and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 The other day I watched my 14-year-old daughter text her best friend, and I realized something. Generally speaking, a person’s age is a direct […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I opened a bathroom drawer to reach in for a clean hand towel. There wasn’t one there. I sighed and shuffled toward the laundry […]