Live. Love. Laugh. Life changes. Enjoy it!
Remember mornings when drill sergeant you jump out of bed with the first alarm, ready to rally the troops and storm the castle? Dressed and raring to go, you get the coffee going, pull lunch fixings out of the fridge, let the dog out, holler up the stairs to shock everyone awake, feed the dog, grab cereal boxes out of the cupboard, pour yourself a cup of coffee and breathe for a moment. Sip, sigh, silence—then STAMPEDE! Read More
What do you think about the idea of borrowing Zac Efron for an afternoon? I kinda like it. Strictly in the interests of getting things done, you understand.
In the charming 2011 ensemble film, New Year’s Eve, his character, Paul, helps Michelle Pfeiffer’s Ingrid tackle a list of things she’s been wanting to do. With a midnight deadline Read More
A while ago, things were a little tight financially. That morning I had trimmed my grocery list striking off non-essential essentials such as tea bags. (sigh)
I found myself scrounging for change for the laundry. Junk drawer, briefcase, coat pockets all searched, turned inside out. Nothing. I pulled my beloved, red purse off the top shelf of the coat closet fingers crossed Read More
It’s 1965. You have a job and earn your own money. You pay your own bills. It’s springtime and you’re dreaming of a Paris vacation. Maybe just a week. But wouldn’t it be lovely? The Eiffel Tower, the Champs-Élysées, croissants, the Seine and les bateaux-mouches. Heavenly.
Then the practical part of your brain kicks in… Read More
I have. I feel like I’ve lost myself in a year of mishaps, misdemeanors and misadventures. Oh, my, the darkness. Murky, thick, muddy darkness. Not sure exactly how I got there, where I was, or how I escaped.
One day I just did. I cracked the door open a bit and peeked out. A little scary. I retreated, apparently not quite ready for prime time. I tried again a while later and Read More
Sounds perfect, Cathy!
There are some things in our lives as children that dwindle away as we grow older, and that now as adults we may miss and strive to regain – sense of wonder, play, imagination and… the nap. That blissful ability to fall asleep whenever, wherever. Talking, singing, bouncing in the back seat one minute, then sound asleep the next. And then we, as parents, continue to drive around. Groceries could wait; the nap could not. Read More
The other day I pulled into a Home Depot parking lot to get off the road as I sat in on a teleconference. While I was concentrating on the call, a big muscle, pickup truck pulled in opposite me. Big wheels, souped-up, loud, extra rods and rails all around.
Out from the driver’s seat came a big guy. Shaved head, tattooed, Read More
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