It happens to me every year: That fall breeze comes through my door, and I’m powerless to stop it. Suddenly, when I would have been content with just sitting and reading a book a few weeks ago, I have the unbelievable need to get up and make...
Every year when we turn the clocks back, I swear I hear the opening line to Hello darkness my old friend in my head. And not in a poetic cozy sweater, pumpkin-spice-fun way. More like an immediate emotional dip, a season shift that feels heavy...
When a new client recently told me, “I’m a mess. I know all of my chakras are blocked,” I smiled gently. Not because she was wrong, but because she was already tuning in to something deeper: awareness. Our energy centers—known as chakras—are like...
My internal thermostat is shot all to hell. Thanks, menopause. Seriously, what happened? I’m 53. I was in a perpetual state of cold till about 48. Now, I have no temperature regulation. I’m all over the place. However, I’m usually hot. I’m currently...
Every year, right around the end of October, something inside me shifts. The air feels different, crisp, cozy, a little bit magical, I crave more root veggies, soups, stews, and that’s my cue to start decorating for Christmas. Last weekend, I put up...
As autumn settles in, something magical fills the air. The days grow shorter, pumpkins appear on doorsteps, and neighborhoods begin to glow with orange lights and playful decorations. Laughter echoes from haunted houses, and costume ideas come alive...
Last week, an icon passed. My Aunt Patti (Sissy) died peacefully, surrounded by family. Well, maybe not 100 percent peacefully. You see, the loudest toilet in the world was located in her hospital room. I’m not kidding y’all. It shook the walls. As...
My mom has told me the most hilarious story. It is truly one for the record books: She was asked by her friend, who uses a wheelchair, if she could come over and drive her in her handicapped access van to a doctor’s appointment. My mom, of course...
And just like that, she hit send. Seven college applications., seven dreams, typed, edited, rewritten, proofread, and sealed with hope. I watched her click that final button, calm, confident, yet nervous. But inside me, well that is a different...
Books to Blogs #11 Book: 3000 Unique Questions About Me Question #780: “If it wasn’t called a ‘Hershey’s Kiss,’ what name would you give it?” The first thing that came to my mind was a chocolate tear drop. There’s something about that name that...