The last time I decorated Christmas cookies with the boys they were three & five.  (They’re now seven & nine.)

As I planned the festivities...In my mind…Christmas music would be playing. 🎼

The first snow would be falling outside the window...You know, the light & fluffy kind...the pretty kind.  

I have a thing with produce.  I love it, but I don’t love washing it, chopping it...You know.  Everything involved when you don’t pay $47 for a catering platter of it at the store.

Anyway, one thing I love is pomegranate seeds on salads...generally restaurant salads because...you know...the whole p...

Last night I read the book “What Do You Do With a Problem?” with the boys.

A great story for kids AND adults about a boy who realizes he has a problem...It grows & grows, begins to eat away at him & ultimately becomes all he can think about.  THEN he decides the only thing to do is attack it, which...

I’m amazed by people’s unique talents & interests.

This week, I’m particularly amazed by elementary teachers.  They not only have the ABILITY to teach children, they have the DESIRE.  Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE teaching my kids...just not subjects such as math & science in a structured way...you kn...

When you’re 105…

Rocking in your rocking chair...wherever you want that to be…

What story do you want to tell?

Are you on track for telling that story?

What stories do you want to be told ABOUT you?

What impact do you want to make?

Are you making that impact now?  Or are you on track to do so?...

This year has been a rough ride...for every single person on the planet...regardless of location, age, ethnicity, party, marital status, gender, you name it.  

But…If you’re reading this…

You’ve survived it.

You’ve overcome challenges that could not have been fathomed one year ago. 

It’s quite p...

One of my favorite quotes..."Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde

I'm certain it's the one our cat, Cuddles, was pondering when we put this on her.

I mean it’s dog attire...made specifically for dogs.  It has pictures of dogs on it, & it says “Woof!”  Clearly, we’re abusive......

I had lunch with my friend Lindsay last week.  She's amazing.  She recently lost over 30 pounds, made a HUGE career shift, & now she's coaching people on eating well, losing weight & living a healthier lifestyle. 

We discussed how SO many facets of our lives could improve if we allowed them to thro...

Each of us has at least one gift.

What’s one of mine?  I have a knack for seeing the best in people & giving them the benefit of the doubt…

Someone swerves into our lane while Matt’s driving?

“Well, maybe his two year old just smashed his glasses, & he’s on the way to pick up his new ones.  He do...

Have a particular opinion about the upcoming election?  Other than wanting it OVER? 😉

Of course you do.  Everyone has one, right?  American or not, it doesn’t matter.

The night before the last US presidential election, I enjoyed the evening with Scottish colleagues and another American colleague a...

If you know what these are, I suspect you're envious...& understandably so.

My husband’s Camry is a 2006 & is fantastic enough to have a cassette player.  Yeah, that’s right. 

He brought these tapes into the house the other day, which reminded me I had forgotten to listen to them on the last road ...