Ever have something you’re expected to do, but never like? As a wife of 35 years, I’ve resigned myself to bed making, vacuuming and dusting. I get almost Zen-like about folding laundry and emptying wastebaskets. But cooking? It pushes me to my limit for these 5 reasons… Cooking comes at my tired time of […]
They taught you. They challenged you. They changed you. They’re the memorable teachers in your life. The other day I heard the rumble of a school bus and thought of those educators who made a difference. What made them special? What made them succeed? How did they get under that “school-sucks” barbed wire? Maybe it […]
PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, OCTOBER 8, 2017 Ever find yourself fighting an epic battle between your heart and head? This happened to me this week when I “accidentally strolled” into our local animal shelter. Yes, I’m thinking of adopting another dog. And yes, I just went through the sad saga of “putting down” my […]
PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, DECEMBER 16, 2016 Where would we be without our friends? Let’s face it, as we grow older we need them more than ever. Yes, we love our spouses and family, but there’s something about a girlfriend that helps us see life differently. They open us up and change us […]
PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, DECEMBER 22, 2016 Admit it. When you were young, you thought being in your fifties was older than time itself. You couldn’t imagine being that aged and decrepit. But then the years moved forward. And here you are. The strangest thing is you look around and realize they aren’t […]
Lots of people are changing gender these days. And I get the notion of being born in the wrong body. But it got me thinking. Would I rather be a guy? How would it feel ambling through life with better pay, more corporate and political clout, not to mention a bigger, stronger body? Would I chuck […]
PUBLISHED IN THE HUFFINGTON POST, JULY 15, 2016 I had lunch with my mother recently. We laughed. We kvetched. We became teary-eyed over my recently-deceased father. We lamented over the world’s problems. I couldn’t help realizing what a great mother she’s been all my life. And that got me thinking. What makes a great mother? […]
You think they’re just wooden structures. Containers, made to hold people and possessions. Houses don’t have souls, I thought. Until I drove by our old home of ten years and my heart broke. This beloved, beautiful ranch had been abandoned. It was now the neighborhood eyesore, creepy and neglected with broken windows and peeling paint. […]
I watch him shuffle around the house and push back the sadness. He doesn’t have much time. There’s nothing left for him. Simon’s thirteen-years-old and in constant pain. His back legs are bent and twisted. He’s almost blind and deaf. Still, I look at this dog and hate what I have to do. My […]
You think you know how you’ll feel, but you don’t. When someone close to you dies, sometimes you react differently than expected. When my father passed last Sunday, I was ready to feel one way. But surprisingly, five unexpected emotions tugged at me. Happiness for him – My 82 year-old father was released from […]
