I was just looking over my blog and can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since I shared a blog post. This last year has been a tough one for most of us. I spent…Continue Reading
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Making memories
She knew damn well she wasn’t supposed to be smoking so I was surprised to see the gnarled fingers of her right hand holding a cigarette while she lit it with a slightly less gnarled…Continue Reading
The New Future
“The new future”, what does that even mean? How can there be a “new” future? By definition the future hasn’t happened yet so isn’t it all new? I believe after this coronavirus is in our…Continue Reading
What we focus on, we get
A few years ago, I started a second Facebook account to focus on my business and help keep business and personal separate. I used that account to ‘friend’ close to 1,000 women, to join groups…Continue Reading
Drawing a line – How the coronavirus is changing our world
Let me start this post by telling you that I haven’t been into a public building or near another person, besides my husband, in ten days. I started my own “shelter in place” before our…Continue Reading
AMERICAN HEART MONTH: LORETTA’S STORY
I am honored to be featured in this week’s Spark Newsletter. Welcome, Fierce sisters! This week, in honor of American Heart Month, we’re sharing a special story from Forever Fierce Community member, Loretta Sayers. As we age, we’re…Continue Reading
Debate and Perspective
Is it just me, or does it appear that we don’t have healthy debates anymore? It seems like we are hurling vitriol or conversely we must be overly sweet to be accepted by the collective.…Continue Reading
What you can’t see behind the Step and Repeat
Things aren’t always as they seem on social media. It can be easy to look at all the pretty photos and wonderful events and exciting places people are going and lose sight of the reality…Continue Reading
Four mini-kits when traveling during cold, flu and virus season
I am traveling to The Netherlands next week, and with cold and flu season in full swing, as well as the scare of the coronavirus, I put together my personal onboard survival kits for the…Continue Reading
It all comes out in the end – Or do’s and don’ts while visiting New York
I am taking David Sedaris’s Master class, Storytelling and Humor and really enjoying it. One of his suggestions is to keep a journal. My first thought was, yeah, yeah that’s what everyone says. But David’s…Continue Reading
Did 2019 kick my butt or am I just imagining it?
This year started out with so much promise, which I think is how I feel every year come January 1st. I was hurtling towards my 60th birthday and wondering who I would be once Countdown…Continue Reading
Looking forward
Most everyone around me is looking forward to the holiday season, but for me, this time of year has me looking forward to the New Year. New beginnings and opportunities. Renewed focus and possibilities. What…Continue Reading
Happy Veteran’s Day
John read an article yesterday about Veterans and how most don’t feel comfortable when we say, “Thank you for your service.” I wondered why that is but then reflected on the people in my life…Continue Reading
How to change a website in No Easy Steps
My brain hurts! But, that is a good thing because it means I had to stretch out of my comfort zone and learn new things. Personally, I’d rather be learning something new like surfing rather…Continue Reading
Listen to your gut
I have been waiting to write about this until I had several weeks under my belt. If you have been following my journey, you know that I started this blog just over two years ago.…Continue Reading
Can we go home again, part two
Driving away from the old farmhouse I grew up in, I was pensive and melancholy. I knew the place was rundown, but to walk into the now-abandoned shack that held so many memories was such…Continue Reading
Can we go home again?
Tomas Wolfe wrote, “You can’t go home again” and after my trip to Michigan last month the literal meaning of that title hit me hard. If you have been following my story, you know I…Continue Reading
You better slow down
Those four words kept gnawing at me, but I refused to listen. “I don’t have time right now!” was always my rebuttal. You better slow down. I heard it over and over but I just…Continue Reading
Scattered about – finding peace
I feel like I’m all over the board right now. We moved out of our apartment in Santa Barbara last weekend. Well, mostly out. There are still a few things at the old place and…Continue Reading
The little schoolhouse that will
I shared before that my son and his family live close to the epicenter of two of the largest earthquakes to hit Southern California in 20 years. On July 5th they had to evacuate their…Continue Reading