Live. Love. Laugh. Life changes. Enjoy it!

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Ode to the nap
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The strength we don’t always see
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Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.
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Foreign affair
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Is your duck blue?
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Joy on two wheels
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Life changes, drawer by drawer

Ode to the nap

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 strength we don’t always see

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

Shoes. Shoes. Shoes.

When did you know it was love? Was it love at first sight? Was it your first pair of red shoes? Or black patent Mary Janes? Platforms? Or those strappy roman sandals?

We do love our shoes, don’t we? Every style, shape and color, we love them.  Sometimes a little more agony, than ecstasy. Sometimes bordering on obsession, but still Read More

Foreign affair

Bonjour! Ciao Bella! Guten tag! Buenos dias!

All foreign phrases, but all phrases you probably recognize, right? What about hasta la vista or mazel tov or joie de vivre? Fairly common, but also foreign. Who says you only speak English? Ever wished Read More

Is your duck blue?

It seems to be all the rage right now. Adult coloring books are hitting Amazon’s best sellers list. They’ve taken over tables in real world bookstores, Pinterest and Facebook, too. Some of them are pretty amazing, intricate and fantastically detailed, but what exactly has made coloring such a thing these days?

Well, the general consensus is that Read More

Joy on two wheels

 

Some moments in life are so odd, so delightfully out of place, that they stick with you forever.

One spring afternoon, I found myself on the front stone steps of a downtown church in my home city. We’d just laid my great uncle to rest — a long, full life well lived. It was a quiet weekend morning. The street was gently alive with its usual soundtrack — streetcars rattling by, cars parked bumper to bumper, snippets of conversation floating by on the breeze.

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Life changes, drawer by drawer

Why does no one talk about how midlife isn’t just about wrinkles or an empty house— it’s the quiet shock of an empty routine, an empty grocery cart, and a version of yourself that feels ready for a refresh. Sometimes, the whole script gets rewritten in the most unexpected places… like your underwear drawer. American actress and film producer, Sharon Stone, spoke about this recently. On Late Night with Seth Meyers, she shared Read More

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