Maybe that is the wrong title. I’m not sure. I just know right now I want to be somewhere else. And yet I know I am where I am needed. I guess. My heart tells a different story. Five months ago my father passed away suddenly. He was 90, vibrant, full of life until suddenly […]
Sometimes it’s hard to do the right thing…
It’s Thoughtful Thursday! What I learned from Betty’s weekly hair appointment!

One of my earliest memories is my Dad making dinner for us on Friday nights. He only cooked on Fridays because that was when Mom was at the hairdresser for her weekly appointment. I probably remember those dinners so well because Dad only cooked two things: Scrambled eggs or Tuna glop. I believe the ” […]
Unpacking my suitcase and my heart…

I totally unpacked my suitcase today. I just dumped it out on the floor. Socks, shorts, pj’s, underwear, shirts,loose change and little pieces of trash spread in a not so artistic heap on the rug at the end of my bed. I went to the bathroom and dumped my other bag and watched my makeup, […]
My Year of Wonder Vs. My Year of Sadness

I’ve fallen down on the job, faltered on my own commitment to pause, be in the moment and savor each one. Or maybe not. I started my project “My Year of Wonder” on my birthday in January and vowed to take a photo each day and post it to Instagram as a way of honoring […]
In the midst of my year of running, life happened ..sadly!

After a long absence from running which I blamed on breaking my wrist a year ago ( lame excuse but an excuse) I started out the new year with high hopes to get back into running consistently and training for a local 10k on April 1st. The irony of having my first race of 2017 […]
Update on My Year of Wonder!!

Wow this year is flying by!! On January 4th of this year I wrote a post about My Year of Wonder Project. You can read the original post here ! Here it is March 14th and I seriously can’t believe everything I have learned from this simple project. For the last 69 days I have taken […]
It’s Thoughtful Thursday….We’ve all said this but please stop!
I was watching a heartbreaking video by a Mom about her severely non verbal autistic son. It was sincere, honest and brought me to tears. She was confessing that she had to let go of the dreams she originally had for her son. We all have those dreams for our children. Dreams of success, adventures […]
The Two Things Carrie Fischer and I have in common!

The world lost a unique individual last week. Like many of you I have been following all the news posts about Carrie Fischer’s life, and if it wasn’t enough that we lost her, then her mother, Debbie Reynolds, left us as well. The first thing that surprised me about Carrie was her age. I actually […]
Living Single While Very Married… The Mystery of the Burnt Out Bulb..

Any of you fans of Nancy Drew when you were growing up? I was and at least one of those books kept me up one night scared to death. I read “The Ghost of Blackwood Hall” one warm summer night in the back bedroom of my grandparents farmhouse. All the adults were downstairs and I […]
It’s Thoughtful Thursday! This gift is always “enough” !

It’s September 1st and while others are mourning the loss of summer I am relishing that things will get back to a regular rhythm. The kids are back in school (or in my case the grandkids), there will be some really gorgeous fall days and crisp mornings and I, for one, am ready for the […]