The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m a planner by nature, so I understand the need to “get out in front” of something. But when I opened the Target sales circular this […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re on Facebook or save digital pictures online, you probably get the same emails I do – the ones that show photo memories taken on […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I don’t have it all together and, most of the time, I feel like an imposter pretending to be a grown-up. But you’d never know it […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last summer I banished the dog from our bedroom at night. We’d been letting him sleep on a chair by our bed, but he started stirring […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A not-so-festive thing happened during Christmas break. One morning, as soon as my feet hit the bedroom floor, a foreboding feeling crawled up from the pit […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Santa, I’m nearly exhausted this time of year so I can only imagine how worn out you must be as you gear up for your […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I pick up our three kids from school, I ask two questions as soon as they get in the car. The first is “How did […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’ve ever hated yourself for doing (or not doing) something, you know how I felt today. I sat down on the barstool where I always […]