Just the other day I was in the yard picking up dog poop. Also known as… any other day. Quick fact: 4 years ago we rescued a black Lab mix. I must love her a lot to let her use my backyard as a toilet. So, I’m in the yard, picking up the dog poop, having...
“I don’t wanna…!” The voice sounds like a petulant, whiny four-year-old. But there’s no four-year-old here. There’s just me. That’s MY voice. My inner four-year-old complains loudly, annoyingly, through anything she...
A friend gave me some advice about mountain climbing. She’s not a mountain climber. Neither am I. To be clear, my mountains aren’t the kind that require proper hand holds and harnesses and belays. My mountains are the ones I see in front of me and...
Two years ago, in the depths of what I didn’t recognize then as a dangerous case of burn-out, I had this crazy image. I pictured my busy, exhausted self falling on the sidewalk and cracking open, only to find dozens… hundreds… thousands of words...
Ever have a flashback that takes you back to a particular moment in time? What was the experience that just flashed through your mind – positive or negative? Given our propensity to recall negative events with more frequency and clarity, the likelihood is that...
Another trip around the sun. Another year under our belts (and, if you’re like me, that belt is a wee bit tighter after the holiday season…) And another opportunity to make resolutions for Jan. 1 that we’ll likely break by Jan. 9th… (Why do we...
