My daughter is a senior in high school. Starting in spring break of her sophomore year, we began touring colleges. It has continued for the last two years. In that time, we have looked at 10 schools in eight different states and one in Canada. We...
I’m short. Five feet, one inch to be exact. However, I suspect I have started shrinking and I’m more like five feet on a good day. I come from a long line of short people. I remember going to a family reunion once. I was in maybe the seventh grade...
In a recent session with my therapist, he said, “I like our sessions, Angela. You put in the work.” This perplexed me. Do people pay this much for therapy and not put in the work? Apparently so, according to my doc. Crazy. Ha! See what I did there...
Over the last year or so I have developed a bit of an obsession. It started with people climbing Mt. Everest. Crazy. However, it has evolved and now includes thru-hiking and all great feats involving walking. Lucky for me there is no shortage of...
I’ve lost track of how many damn streaming services I now subscribe to. The worst part is, I watch very little TV. However, in the event I really do want to watch something it seems like it is always on a service I don’t have. So, I subscribe and...
Recently I was on the phone with one of my besties. The topic of conversation turned to music and we started listing our favorite albums. Notice I said albums. Yes, I’m old. I fear with music streaming we are losing the concept and art form that is...
I recently did something very unlike me. I chose to take time off in the winter and just get away from it all. I normally reserve time off for warmer months, but I was kind of burnt out. I also realized I had not had a vacation where I did not do...
I talk a lot about books. They are one of my favorite things. I will deprive myself and/or my family of a lot of things, but never books. I remember vividly being in a bookstore when my husband and I were first married and in our mid-20s. There was...
Last year my daughter left home to finish her last two years of high school in a STEM academy at a university two hours away from us. I thought leaving her there for the first time would be the hardest thing I ever had to do. It was certainly tough...
I’m from the south. Kentucky to be exact. I grew up on country cooking or as it is called nowadays, comfort food. I love it, honestly, I do. One bite of some creamed potatoes or a big pot of beef vegetable soup immediately takes me back to my...