The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have a new paper shredder in my home office. It’s quite effective and works at lightning speed. The only drawback is that I have to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In last week’s column, I admitted to avoiding a book on my nightstand – a book I was afraid to start reading for fear of not […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a book on my nightstand right now, waiting for me, highlighter at the ready. I was so excited when I first heard about the book […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week, while shopping at a department store, I visited the ladies room. It was one of those rare times when the restroom was totally silent […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My husband has a thing for green apples, which is why he planted an apple tree in our yard about two years ago. It was a […]

By Gwen Rockwood, syndicated columnist and mama of 3 Remember the television show called “The Incredible Hulk”? It was on TV from 1978 to 1982, and my parents watched it faithfully on Friday nights. My […]

By Gwen Rockwood, syndicated columnist and mama of 3 When Tom and I decided to see a nutritionist and get serious about losing a few pounds gained during our 18 years of marriage and baby-raising, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, syndicated columnist and mama of 3 This year, when the kids went back to school, I thought about the first time it happened 14 years ago. Our baby was about a year […]