The Day After

My bones are tired. My body feels like it was run over by a small army of horses and I am exhausted. But, it was all worth it. The wedding of my nephew and his beautiful bride is in the books and what a party it was. We danced and danced and danced some more.…

The Outcome

I know that you all have barely been able to sleep wondering how this dress situation would work out for the family wedding we are attending today. Well, I am proud to say that I lit that bitch up. Or in layman’s terms, I found the one or quite possibly, two. My aversion to walking…

The Triangle

I don’t know about you, but I detest triangular communication. You know, when someone tells you to tell someone else something that they could easily share directly. Are you confused? Exactly. It is like the adult version of the telephone game that I used to play as a young girl before I grew up to…

The Complaint Department

Yesterday, I was typing away on my book-in-progress when the telephone rang. Normally, I ignore it when I am in the groove but the caller ID revealed it was the agency that supplies my mother’s caregiver. When I see the name on the display, it is like having a form of PTSD. There is never…

The Advantage

Last night, I met with my soul sister aka writer friend, who is keeping me on task, and generously taking time to read the first draft of my novel. Her enthusiasm is contagious and I find myself eager to see how this book ends. As I continue to travel the journey of this book, I…

Just Another Monday

I will give you two words……dress and opossum. Did that get your attention? Of course, the only relation that they have is that I simply experienced them on just another Monday. The way I would describe our backyard is simply stating that it is an animal sanctuary. A place where all the little critters commune…

Leading

Sometimes it is simply leading by example that morphs into change. I wear pants, suddenly my spouse is following suit. I adopt a healthier lifestyle, and Brian is asking me to buy Chia seeds and almond milk. It is all so amazing and weird at the same time. Oh, and for the record, I kept…

A New View

This month, my spouse, celebrates seventeen years of sobriety. When I think back about all the years of his active drinking, I am in awe of how we survived. We both have worked diligently on our ourselves to become more emotionally and spiritually fit. When I went to his birthday celebration, I listened to all…

Bonus Baby

Today might appear to be simply March 21 (3/21), but for those of us who are the lucky few, it is World Down Syndrome Day. Twenty-four years ago on this day, I was two weeks out from giving birth to my first child. We already knew it was going to be a boy, so a…

Just Another Day

The moment that I pledge to do something different, the universe basically says, “challenge accepted”. No yoga yesterday, but I had to set some boundaries. Clothing boundaries, that is, because my spouse has gotten comfortable simply strutting around in his undies. (Sorry, for the visual.) Just like I had to remind Bailey that coming to…