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Stepping Off the Hamster Wheel

Warning: This is a post along the lines of my “couch potato” musings – read at your own risk. When Jim and I go on hiking trips, he...

More Empathy

I thought I already understood what I needed to know about the opioid epidemic in our country. I had skimmed news articles covering the...

Year One Reflections

When I started writing this blog, I told myself I would give it until the end of 2021 and see if I was enjoying it. My goals were almost...

The Perfect Gift

The first Christmas I was married to Jim, we were staying with his mom, not yet settled into our rental apartment after moving to Atlanta...

Turtle Phase - Day 1

My calendar today says WORKOUT! It’s official – I have graduated from Couch Potato to become, once again, a member of the animal species....

Powerful Fiction

According to my grandmother, I could read at age three. I seriously doubt this is true, but supposedly, she would tell this to someone;...

Couch Potato: Day 18

I am sure that before my shot, I exercised too much, but not being allowed to even take a long walk is starting to drive me crazy. It’s...

My Happy Meal

We all curse the pandemic again and again, but despite the terrible constraints we are under because of it, there were a few silver...

Couch Potato: Day 11

It’s been eleven days since I had my PRP shot, and I have weighed myself three times. The first day, I timed it to be after my trip to...

My Oldest Friend

I don’t know many who can claim that one of their closest friendships started the same year as their birth. But Lynn’s and my dad were...

Couch Potato: Day 1

It’s 8:52AM. I actually slept until about 8:00AM this morning, since I can’t do my normal workout which, on any given day, can take...

For the Birds

Last October, I had hamstring repair surgery on my left leg. It took me a year to decide and another year to fully recover. The year to...

No Wallflower

A couple of weeks ago, Jim and I attended a reception for a company where he had recently joined the Board and started mentoring its...

A Leap

Yesterday, I took a step. It turned into a leap. I’ve been thinking about how I want to spend my non-leisure time for a while now, and...

Solo Time

I haven’t written in a long while. Between kids in their last weeks at home, visiting with my sister’s family after 20 months apart, and...

Mom Qs

Emma finished her summer internship at a sports marketing firm this week with a business trip to present her independent project to the...

Summer Milestone

I wrote this about ten days ago and never posted it. It somehow didn’t seem complete. Today, I’m re-reading knowing my kids fly to...

I'm the Same Me

I cut my hair on Tuesday. I realize that, for many, this is not a momentous occasion, but I REALLY cut my hair Tuesday in that I chopped...

A Tough Subject

I’ve been thinking a lot about my relationship with alcohol lately, and I have finally decided to write about it. The fact is that I have...

The More, The Merrier

There are three ways I could start this post: Option 1: Emma sort of had a party in the condo last night. Option 2: Our three-bedroom...

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