The holiday season can bring with it a full spectrum of festivities, celebrations, joys and blessings, it can also mean that with all of the hustle and bustle many of us will experience varying levels of stress, anxieties, sadness, and even...
Life is full of surprises—some good and some bad. I recently had a very good one. Perhaps the best one ever. When I was in college 30 years ago, I studied both Journalism and Radio-Television. I favored writing and after a semester or so, set out to...
Today my husband and youngest daughter are set to return home from an overnight stay in the redwoods for Outdoor Education. That means that today is also the end of, what I like to think of as, my Annual Personal Staycation. From the time my husband...
As a female and mom, my days are packed with work, responsibilities, and the unpredictable nature of parenting. In the midst of this whirlwind, finding time for myself – especially for fitness, wellness, and healing – seems impossible sometimes...
I was born in 1972. Many, many things have come and gone in the amount of time I have been on this planet. There are a handful of things I truly miss, but for the most part, I don’t sit around and think about the “good ole days.” Well, that was true...
I used to sit there for hours, criss-cross-applesauce, playing, lost in a world that only existed in my dreams. We didn’t have much money back then for fancy toys. While other girls were getting Barbie Dream Houses and the brand new Nintendo system...
Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence Ugh the good old Fall...
I have been going through a bit of a tough time. My depression and anxiety are freaking intense and menopause on top of it all is creating quite the shit sandwich. How am I trying to cope? Laughter. In my opinion, laughing is always the best...
When I was pregnant with my oldest I read all the mommy blogs out there. One idea that really stuck with me is telling our kids other complements besides you’re so cute, or handsome, or pretty. Tell them you are so smart, creative, kind...
As Halloween approaches, scary movies seem to be at the top of everyone’s mind. There also isn’t a damn thing else playing at the movie theater. It’s frustrating. I’m not a horror movie gal. I just don’t see the appeal. Why would I want to be scared...