I see a therapist every other week and in between sessions I keep a list of things I want to discuss with her. After the appointment, I move those items we covered down and add things as they come up for the next visit. After a few months had passed…
A wintry mix on a Monday afternoon What a way to begib the week There truly is only one way to go When things start out this bleak. — Sister Rain
Flying from Philadelphia to London, then on to Hamburg, Germany a month ago was exhausting. Don’t get me wrong for one second: the trip was incredibly wonderful and the return to air travel for me after five years was a true joy. Rich people problem’s I ain’t got and I…
“It is disturbing to me that it’s as easy to do something that can’t be undone as it is to do something that can.” — Sister Rain
“If you don’t think the common cold can kill, you’ve never taken care of an allegedly grown man while he’s sick.” — Sister Rain
Sitting down with a new book is a somewhat spiritual experience for me. There is joy and excitement and great reverence for the author. The journey from thoughts and ideas to a published book that strangers will buy or borrow from their library and hold in their hands all around…
As I write this final blog of 2017, I’m feeling like Piper. Not quite ready to turn my back on this current year nor ready to face 2018 straight on. This is always an odd time, the week between the two holidays, recovering from the first while waiting for the…
Two best friends walk into The Container Store. One has never been. Three hours and two carts full later, a flatbed is wheeled out to their parking spot with a file cabinet on it packed in a large box. It doesn’t fit in the car. It is left behind for pickup…
Spending most of my days at home, I am sans makeup, hair in a bun, wearing slippers and yoga pants. When I head out to lunch with a friend or an appointment, I rig up all the ropes and pulleys necessary to make me palatable for public consumption. These outings…
