One of my best friends recently called me giddy with excitement. What was bringing her this joy? A new wood turning class she had just started. The next day our other friend called me to ask me if I had heard the news about the class. The reason...
I was recently reading a book where the characters discuss their first memories. I don’t have a lot of early memories. The first really clear one I have; I would have been five years of age. That seems late, but I honestly can’t recall anything...
I was on the phone recently with an old friend. As we were catching up, she was filling me in on her love life and a new relationship. Now, I’ve been married for 30 years, so I have not dated since the 90s. Listening to her talk about all the...
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...