Normally, it takes a few weeks of summer before I am looking for places to farm my kids off to. Normally, it’s a much slower build. Normally, we have at least already gone swimming, and to the park, and have had a few barbeques before a kid starts...
From Books to Blogs #2 (Prompt from: 3,000 Unique Questions About Me) The question I landed on today—thanks to a random flip and a finger twirl—reads: “What will humans look like one million years from now?” At first glance, it sounds like the start...
As I declared in my post last week, it is my goal to do an 11.4-mile hike in Glacier National Park this August. I’m as out of shape as I have ever been in my whole life. I blame menopause. It has sucked my will to live. Alas… Until the last couple...
From Books to Blogs #1 I’ve started a new tradition. While I often pull oracle cards for guidance, I also have a collection of question books that offer their own kind of wisdom, the kind that’s curious, unexpected, and often uncomfortably honest...
One of my best friends is an absolute queen. This amazing woman is embarking on a grand adventure as we speak. She is traveling across the country with her four boys. They are camping and seeing all the stuff along the way. Her boys are 18, 16...
It’s this week: The moment you have waited for, when you will both cross that big stage. You have worked towards this goal for so many years. You’ve planned your dresses, and your nails. You told me you’d ditch out awhile with your friends after...
“Welcome to Hollywood! What’s your dream? Everybody comes here… this is Hollywood, land of dreams.” — Pretty Woman (1990) I first saw Pretty Woman when I was a kid, out of town for a baton competition. I remember sitting on the edge of...
From the Deck to the Page #5 Category: Express – Share what makes you, you. This week’s card from the ‘Soul Bridges’ deck asked: “What aspect of your personality surprises people the most?” So, I asked a few friends the same question...
I tried to think of a title for this week’s blog that was a little bit ‘sexier’ than the wording above, but to be honest I think the title is important because it really says it all. Look, some of the things I may espouse here are not new: ‘Life is...
The pandemic was tough. It changed a lot. Prior to COVID, I used to see two of my best friends on the regular. COVID stopped business trips and hence our gathering. Our kids also got busy. Lots happened. We have never lost touch, but our in-person...