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Jaycee Dugard Lights the Way
I recently finished reading Jaycee Dugard’s just released book, A Stolen Life. What was it about this story that made me head to Barnes & Noble shortly after it opened, pluck down twenty-plus...
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Morning Coffee with an Old Girl, Broken Tail, and Cry Baby
It’s early and my morning routine is nearly over. I wake up with the rising sun; my internal clock seems to know when that is no matter how dark the room is. Two of my dogs, Maya and Grubb awaken with...
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A Woman’s Fight, A Woman’s Grace
“I once was lost, but now I’m found.” Those are the words from one of my very favorite songs, Amazing Grace. I don’t identify so much with the song on a personal level; rather I just love the words and...
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celebrities may be selling it, but I’m not buying
Have your shopping habits changed much since the economy took a nose dive? Do you still drive as often and as far as you used to, or has gas usage been reserved for the necessities? While my...
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The Things We Leave Behind
When was the last time you peeked into your past? Where are all your treasured mementos: photographs of ancestors, your childhood, your children growing up the scrapbook you created as a high school...
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Fall Colors and My Autumn Blues
It’s the fall season now; the air feels different with a change in temperature. While this is my most favorite time of year, I find the coming season brings with it something unwanted. Every fall for...
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A Necessary Nose Job?
I thought my breathing difficulties were a result of allergies. For a few years now I’ve been trying both traditional and unconventional methods to find relief. I have seen general practitioners who...
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I Can Be Pretty If I Want To Be
Okay, when I was younger I never gave much thought to what I looked like when I just got out of bed in the morning. Truthfully, with bed-head and no makeup, I think I still looked pretty good upon...
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In Search of the Big “O”
I am on the verge of losing my ability to access the big “O.” Not that big “O”, but one that I never had trouble obtaining before – Optimism. I always carried an optimistic attitude around with me,...
View ArticleWho’s Your…………..Family?
When a particularly important professional moment occurred for me recently, my fingers itched to send an email to a close family member to share my news as well as to hear those words every...
View ArticleI’ve Arrived: to Senior Status, that is
It took about five years for me to accept the fact that I am in the “old” category. It started with those annoying AARP mailings when I turned fifty. Then I realized that I can get a senior coffee at...
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History, big and small, matters to us all
Years ago when I was old enough to know that my family history was unique, I became a rebel. Those that I grew up around hoped that the story of my parents’ life and death would fade into obscurity...
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Be the Master (or Mistress) of Your Own Destiny
Today I met up with a friend I haven’t seen for a few months. We shopped at a few thrift stores and caught up with one another’s life. At one point she said to me, “Have you been depressed? Are you...
View ArticleIf It Feels That Good, Why Don’t I Do It Every Day?
I signed up for a new gym in January. I won’t call it my New Year’s Resolution, it just happened that the offer was good that month and I was feeling, well – holiday fat. Once I’d signed the...
View ArticleVibrant Nation Profile Update
The power of visualization does work! I have just reviewed the Vibrant Nation profile that I wrote maybe four years ago, when I first became a Blog Circle Member. In the “Where do you see yourself ten...
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