This is it! I’m done! This is the third time in four years I’ve retained a consultant to help with home renovations. I’ve actually written two previous blog posts about this consultant. Please refer to “Beige-i-fying My House” and Beige-i-fying My House Part 2 for deep background on her. Four years ago in the process […]
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Tender Mercies at Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving Day. Father, mother, daughter, son, Neighbor, friend, and friendless; All together everyone Let grateful days be endless.- Mary Chapin Carpenter, Thanksgiving song lyrics Counting our blessings is a practice celebrated on Thanksgiving Day. The fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, friends, and neighbors generally take top billing in our gratitude list, as rightfully they should. […]
Love Your Neighbor As Yourself: Political Commandments To Live By
It’s election day… at long last… finally. Tension and discourse evaporating tomorrow? Hardly, I suspect. My ideological bent is no secret to anyone who even peripherally knows me. This post, however, is not about my particular political views. I’ve ranted, shared, and linked sufficiently on Facebook, twitter, and other such soap box venues about my […]
Marathon Man Flashbacks During a Trip to the Dentist
A trip to the dentist, while important, is often like watching the movie, Marathon Man where a Nazi dentist used his tools for torture.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Recent surgery on both of my feet has proven to be quite limiting. It’s hard for an independent person to find herself so dependent upon others.
Help! Uber Save Me!
I was drafted (although I prefer the word “invited” since it signifies a privilege rather than an obligation) to be a childminder (British for babysitter) for my grandchildren who live in the Chicago area. My son and his wife, psychologists, were sans babysitter and their schedules were chock-full with clients following their Florida beach getaway. […]
Caregiving in the San Diego Union Tribune
I’m excited and honored The San Diego Union Tribune published The Paradox of Caregiving, an article I wrote about the intimacy of caregiving. As Baby Boomers hover around the 70 year mark, we will increasingly find ourselves in the position of caregiver for loved ones. Generally, these roles are not invited but thrust upon us. […]
Take Our Friendship Survey
I recently posted a blog entitled Relationships Should Be A Tennis Match in which I included a link to a survey about friendships. It came to my attention the link was not working properly. I’ve fixed the link and so hope you might be willing to participate in the survey. All responses are entirely anonymous. […]
