One year we spent the 4th of July with my parents at their cottage on the Lake. It had been rainy off and on for days, but we had some nice weather that day. Beautiful actually. We really wanted to take the boat about 8 miles up and all the way across the lake to watch the fireworks. There were ...
Last week was pretty crazy. Stressful actually. And I have the cold sore to prove it. Anyone else have a week like that? Between planning an event for my client next week and all the tiny minutia related to that, and working on 3 other events next month for him, and Sisterhood stuff at church. And band concerts and snow ...
So….I am going to the beach soon. I know. I’m so lucky. Blessed. Amazingly grateful. Did I mention it was close to 25 degrees below zero when I got up this morning? And they’re predicting 5-8 inches of snow for tomorrow? Anyway….. In light of that, I’ve been more focused on eating healthy. Avoiding sweets. Eating salads. Having to put ...
There have been so many things happen lately that make me feel helpless. Things that happen to me or to the ones I love that make me ask in utter desperation, “What can I do?” The PARCC assessment tests and the Common Core (don’t get me started on the Common Core) are a couple things that come to mind. Loved ...
I lost a ton of weight in 2009. Sixty pounds to be exact. It was not easy. It took hard work and lots of discipline. And time. And I kept it off…..until last year when I gained back over 10 pounds of it. And to be honest, I’ve been kind of blah about losing it. I’m not happy about it. ...