It’s Friday, and it’s been a long week, and I need a break from my kids, and I need to go to bed early, so here is a Flashback Friday story. If you are having a similar Friday night and could use a laugh, here you go. * * * I’ve said a […]
Your Daily Dose
Three Things I’m Grateful For Today
1.Perfect weather on the 4th of July. 2. A stack of This Old House magazines from my mom. I’m gonna spend two hours today paging through magazines and reading and dreaming outside by the pool. In the perfect 4th of July weather. 3.Keb’ Mo’ I discovered Keb’ Mo’ about fifteen years ago. I could […]
Three Things I’m Grateful For Today
Bit by bit, it’s working. Starting my day by making a conscious effort to show gratitude is already helping me to spend much less energy focusing on the negative. So here are three things I’m grateful for today: 1) The anticipation of a new book, but even better, books with built in bookmarks! I love […]
I need a little rewiring.
I’m not sure if it’s the stress I’ve been under because of the financial stuff and the marital stuff and the kid stuff and the life-in-general stuff, but even after writing yesterday’s post about the things that really matter, my mind this morning goes immediately to the shit that pisses me off. Why am I having […]
A Night To Remember
Last week was Number 3’s 11th birthday, and his gift from us was tickets to his first major league baseball game. On Monday night I took Number 3 to his first Yankees game. I loved going to Yankees games when I was a kid, and this is something I’ve been wanting to do with him ever since he was […]
A fork in the road
I’m struggling. I’m struggling with some big decisions. I’m struggling with knowing whether I’ve done all I can do. I’m struggling with knowing whether I should listen to my head or my heart or my gut. My gut has never let me down before. But listening to my gut means making some decisions that […]
