Back when I lived in Pennsylvania I had a friend who was also a teacher and she was about 10 years older than me. We were at a party or something and we were talking and I remember her telling me that she had a rule about no sex on clean sheet night. Meaning the […]
Self Care
You Are One Decision Away From Everything
Today was one of those days where nothing went the way I thought it was going to go when the day began. When I first started writing this post I listed all the things that went much differently than I had originally anticipated. But it was boring and confusing, and really the details aren’t all […]
Perfection And Success Are Not The Same Thing
About six weeks ago I purchased a 12-week online strength training program. I bought it for a couple of different reasons. The first is that I continue to struggle with strength training consistently. At fifty years old, I am fifteen years into the stage of life where I am losing muscle unless I do something […]
My Cute, Fall Front Porch
I have always wanted to have a nicely decorated front porch to match the seasons. Especially at Halloween and Christmas time. But it’s just never happened. I might get a pumpkin or two out there, but that’s about it. Two years ago I managed two pumpkins in old planters — one was empty and turned […]
27 Months
Yesterday was 27 months with no alcohol. That is a statement I didn’t ever really envision myself typing. Or saying. I was not a daily drinker and often I wasn’t really even a weekly drinker. Not since becoming a parent, anyway. But when I drank, I DRANK. All or nothing, baby. Even as a mom […]
Worrying Is Fruitless
How many hours — or days — of your life have you spent worrying about something that hasn’t happened yet? About something that may never happen? About something that could, possibly, at some point down the road, happen to you or one of your kids? How many horrible scenarios have you conjured up in your […]