I know it has been a while since I have written, three months, believe it or not. When entering my site to start this post, I realized I had an unpublished, unfinished post called “Lockdown Over. Now What?” The truth…
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I know it has been a while since I have written, three months, believe it or not. When entering my site to start this post, I realized I had an unpublished, unfinished post called “Lockdown Over. Now What?” The truth…
When I had cancer, I remember one day sitting in the exam room with my oncologist. He asked me how I was feeling, as he typically did at the start of each appointment. I turned to him and blurted out…
As one of my 2020 goals, I set out to experience something different in travel, out of my comfort zone and find a way to meet and connect with new people. Cuba was not really on my bucket list of…
This is the time of year when we are supposed to re-charge and set new goals for the year. At least, that is what the media tells us! New year, new beginnings. I would argue we can make changes any…
It is hard to believe another year is coming to a close and boy did it go by fast! I reflect on the year and also on the last decade as we enter 2020. I can’t believe I am writing…
I have read about keeping a gratitude journal, listing positive events at the close of a day — as a tool to potentially reduce stress and improve mood. Admittedly, I do not do this daily, though I try to weave…
We all seem to set milestones for ourselves. This summer represents two for me. This month, I celebrate my 30th wedding anniversary which also coincides with 30 years since I was first diagnosed with cancer. I was just 25 years…
It is something about the way the wind rustles through the leaves of a familiar tree that stirs my memories. Sometimes it is a particular song I hear on the radio or simply the voices of children laughing and singing…
Birthdays take on twists and turns of their own. Many come and go while others have more significance. When I turned 50, there was so much thought, reflection, fear, gratitude and meaning for me on that day. It is unfathomable…
To travel is to live. Last month, our youngest graduated and I find myself a bit sad that he is permanently moving away from home but I am also mourning the loss of our visits to Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor…
