The life of a writer, like any other profession is a roller coaster of emotions. Often we write from a vulerable place within us. We put the words on paper, online in a blog post or social media and hope that in some small way our words add to the lives of those reading the […]
The Beauty of Using it Now!
September 11, 2023 by
I wonder who came up with the acronym of YOLO? You Only Live Once What a great succint way to say ” Do it now” “Don’t wait until tomorrow” “Be in the moment.” I even know someone who named their dog YOLO There needs to be an acronym for “Don’t save it for a rainy […]
Letting my Running and Writing Go to the Dogs
May 16, 2023 by
Writing and running go together. No you don’t have to run to be a writer nor do you have to write in order to run but it does help. Well it helps me. In a weird twist of the worst timing ever we had to make the painful decision to say good bye to my […]
I met a woman….
April 18, 2023 by
As many of you know I was honored to be published in the book ” So God Made a Mother” which officially releases TODAY ( April 18th) I traveled to Omaha, Nebraska to celebrate the book launch with many of the other contributors. Words cannot describe the energy, the love and the camaraderie that filled […]
Buy The Coffee Ice Cream :)
November 17, 2021 by
When my kids were still at home I catered to their food preferences. One would only eat cheese pizza and another only pepperoni. We always had Mac n Cheese on hand and the kind jelly they preferred. In their toddler years there was always one who cried because their food was touching other food […]
Interruptions on the Run…
February 18, 2021 by
Someone very wise once told me that it is the spaces between the notes that truly makes the music. I wonder if that holds true for interruptions on the run. I don’t think so ..insert eye roll. Way back when in 2017 I was on a serious running kick. I was starting out with a […]
So what do I do??
May 15, 2017 by
I imagined this scene the other day where I was at a dinner party and someone asked me ” So what do you do?” In my somewhat twisted mind that is a bit of a loaded question. I could answer everything from “well I walk my dog everyday” to “I’m a nurse” to ( if I […]
Trying to overcome my swimming anxiety…
January 10, 2017 by
Yes I have swimming anxiety. Not the kind that makes me fearful to go into the water. As a matter of fact I’ll be the first one to jump in the deep end with my grandkids and the last one to get out. I love the water. I hate the water. Wait..what?? It’s true. If […]
How I “became” a “real” runner on Saturday!
November 18, 2015 by
I recently read a comment from a fellow runner on another blog that said despite the fact she had run 20 marathons ( yes 20!) she still didn’t consider herself a “real” runner. WHAT??? 20 marathons is 524 miles….whoa. It got me to thinking what makes someone feel like a “real” runner. Obviously completing […]
It’s Thoughtful Thursday! Are you really being grateful?
November 5, 2015 by
I love November. I love Thanksgiving! I also love that people focus on gratitude intensely this month. The “attitude of gratitude” is rampant and that’s a problem. It sounds nice, it has good intentions but often that is where it stops. I never even thought about it until I heard author and social worker Brene […]