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Last week, I learned that my first real mentor had passed away. It was a shock – Hal was only in his mid-sixties – and a sadness has...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 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...

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...