I’m okay and that’s okay!
I didn’t do my usual birthday post. August 1st came and went. I thought about it, but wasn’t motivated. It’s not that I am depressed, or maybe I am, I’m just not sure what to say. Then I wrote this… Read more >
Every 14 days.
Something I’ve been struggling with is how to re-create the life I want around the reality of the life I can’t control. It reminds me of a dear friend, who years ago asked me a similar question in a vision… Read more >
Strength and Courage.
I’ve been pouring myself a lot of empress gin.
Voldemort
Let me start by admitting I love the Harry Potter books and movies. My children were the perfect age to grow up with them and it was a meaningful thing for us to share. So if you aren’t a fan,… Read more >
Escape
You can escape, but you can’t escape reality. We have been talking about working from our family home in Vermont, during the fall, for a year now. At times I was emphatic about it. But as the fall approached, I… Read more >
Tethered Balloons: Vanity, Scans and Fear
I’ve been home from the hospital now for over a week, settling back into my life, back into work and figuring out how to deal with my new reality. There are a few things that follow me around like balloons… Read more >
Not what I wanted to hear….
I got some good news on Friday. I got some disappointing news on Friday. I had been telling myself to prepare for something, but the something still caught me by surprise. Now, I’m working it out mentally and emotionally. It… Read more >
La Vie Est Belle at 47
Happy Birthday to me. I am 47, closer to 50 than 40. These things don’t really bother me, aging is part of living. I believe it’s how you live that defines you, not your age. Right? Right. But, when I… Read more >
Bandaids
We always learn from life, from good and bad situations. We do other things too, especially with the difficult situations. Today I’m talking about those “bandaids.” We lost our bitchy but loved lab Maggie in January. She died from cancer… Read more >
No Self-Sabotage…
I tell myself the same story, every day…tomorrow will be different, tomorrow I’ll do it, tomorrow… I was sitting with my SO enjoying one of the last cocktails of 2018, discussing resolutions, intentions and thinking about 2019. He was musing… Read more >