Winter remedies are my sweet and soothing gift to you today. I know many of you have been shoveling, shivering, and sniffling your way through this unusually cold and snowy season. Consequently, you have sandpapery skin, the bent back and complaining ways of a 120 year old, and if you owned stock in Kleenex, you […]
Saturday Sips-Refreshment for your life
January 17, 2014 By 6 Comments
I am a gatherer of resources, a sharer of information to help you find happiness right where you are. Especially in those really irritating places where you wonder if you can get through the day without doing something you’ll regret. I am starting this weekly series—Saturday Sips—as a way to share the multitude […]
Double delightfulness, and an exciting announcement, too
July 15, 2013 By 13 Comments
I have two tasty and practical treats for you today, my friends. Think of these as being as delicious as a cone full of lip-smacking soft-serve vanilla, paired with a crispy, chocolately cookie, while containing all the nutrition and calories of broccoli. First up is my latest contribution at the Happy Wives Club. Talking […]
Dancing out of your comfort zone
June 7, 2013 By 4 Comments
Earlier this week, I recommended you S-T-R-E-T-C-H your comfort zone, and gave you the benefits of and ideas for doing so. Some of you found those a bit daunting, and that is ok. It just means you have found an edge of your comfort zone—hooray! To further discover areas that need to be broken through, […]
A cure for cabin fever
April 17, 2013 By 12 Comments
What season is it in your part of the world? Here in the Northeast U.S., we are coming to the end of winter, thankfully! Similar to a BMW, we can go from slightly above zero to sixty not in a minute, but definitely over the course of a day. The morning can dawn below freezing, […]
Are you a happy wife?
April 5, 2013 By 17 Comments
photo: Greg Daniel Photography I have an exciting announcement for you, but first I have a confession: I have been very happily married for 30 years. I have struggled in the past with writing that, out of fear I would offend someone who wasn’t happily married, or that they might think I was putting myself on […]
Mom & Dad-I want to be a Navy SEAL, Part 2
October 17, 2012 By 9 Comments
Welcome to the second half of my interview with a young man who has chosen to pursue a profession that might give most parents pause: becoming a member of an elite Navy Seal team. If you missed the first half, you can read it here. I invite you to read along again, imagining […]
Mom & Dad-I want to be a Navy SEAL
October 15, 2012 By 10 Comments
As a parent, you wonder what your child might be when they grow up: a doctor, a teacher, an athlete, perhaps. Whatever you envision, however, it probably doesn’t include dangerous professions such as law enforcement, demolitions, or emergency response. What if, though, your child sets their sights on the military and especially on […]
10 Lessons from being wrecked
July 30, 2012 By 21 Comments
“Just a broken foot and two cracked ribs? That’s it?” I can remember quizzing the ER doctor following his diagnosis and instructions and feeling pretty darn lucky. Well, foolish, too, because if I hadn’t applied that imaginary brake in the front passenger seat when that driver crashed into us head on, I would […]
What if I lose my identity?
May 11, 2012 By 19 Comments
Who am I? What is my identity? I can hear the legions of women asking themselves that question as they ponder Lisa-Jo’s weekly prompt over at The Gypsy Mama. I’ll bet that “Mom” tops the list. After all, when you have children, you become a parent. You might still have a job outside the home, […]
