If I was going to do this week’s column properly to make my point, it would be four columns of nothing. No words, no pictures, no ink. Just nothing at all. But I don’t think my managing editor is going to appreciate that much, so I'm going to have to use words to make my... Continue Reading →
Author comes of age in most delightful way
Well apparently yours truly is a senior citizen now. Specifics on that in a bit, let’s talk first about how that came to pass. I had a birthday a few weeks ago, and celebrated it very quietly. Not that I have an issue with my age. No really. I never have. In fact, I don’t... Continue Reading →
"We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen." - D.H. Lawrence
Life is not fair: How to be OK with not being OK
It’s come to my attention that there are some of you out there who are struggling with some stuff. And that’s OK. Life is about struggle, and without it we would be a bunch of weak and whiny children. I heard something the other day and it made a lot of sense. “Without the dragons,... Continue Reading →
Souvenirs are not the only things brought back from vacation
I went on a vacation a little while ago. It started as a conversation about getting away from the snow and ice and other bothersome situations, and all I wanted was a place on a beach, in the sun, where it was impossible for me to do laundry. For me, that equals a vacation. Somehow... Continue Reading →
Refusing to grow up might be the key to longer, happier life
“I want to be like you when I grow up!” That’s something my hair stylist has told me more than a few times. The reason it’s funny is that she’s only a year or two younger than I am. She’s very sweet, and it’s a lovely compliment, but it always makes me think... “I grew... Continue Reading →
LadyLovinHerLife: Splendiferous Being of Light & Wonder. Explorer of the world. A terribly real person in a terribly false world. Making the world better, one day at a time, even if it’s just a tiny little bit.
Beware the barrenness of doing rather than being
Every once in awhile, I think about what I’d like to be when I grow up. Every once in awhile, I’ll see someone else doing something amazing and think, “That’s what I wanna do!” I’ll think that person really has their stuff together, because they are really living the life, and doing something fantastic with... Continue Reading →