Convening for Creativity
Eureka! Finally! Science and medicine are catching up with the arts! Members of these esteemed communities are now acknowledging that creativity is good for you in the same way physical exercise and good nutrition is.
I attended what was called a Convening for Creating Healthy Communities hosted and sponsored by the Pabst Steinmetz Foundation and University of Florida Center for Arts in Medicine and the couple of weeks ago at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in Orlando. Guess what I learned? An essential ingredient for a healthy community? The arts. All of them. Any of them.
An Ode to Dogs on National Dog Day
National Dog Day is celebrated each year on August 26. The buoyancy our furry friends provide is balm for our Covid-weary spirits. Pets made great companions during the throes of the pandemic. I experienced separation anxiety when we felt brave enough to take our first trip (as I’m sure they did, too. “Wait, I thought we were BFFs, their imploring eyes and barks conveyed.)
Books Are Us
I’m pretty psyched. I completed what turned out to be the fourth or even fifth, actually more likely the sixth, set of revisions on my book. It has been a three-year project, and I have you, my blog subscribers, to thank for this feat. My blog posts and your responses to them formed the nucleus of my book project. Initially, I naively thought I could throw my blogs together and make a book. “Oh no”, said my publisher. It requires much more of you than that. I almost wish I had written it in conjunction with pursuing a master’s in fine arts (MFA) since it feels like I just completed my dissertation. The title is (shock of shocks) Be Brave! Lose the Beige: Finding Your Sass After Sixty; She Writes Press is my publisher, and the launch is scheduled for next May.
Grateful for Animal Crossings this Thanksgiving
I confess to having blue expectations about Thanksgiving this year. Our kids and friends had other plans or were too far away to make traveling accessible. The holiday does not really have enough days built in to justify the expense. Ultimately, though, our Thanksgiving blessings scattered themselves throughout the week.
Hot Golf
No Son, Your Body Odor Does Not Smell Like Roses
Transforming Adversity into a Cherished friendship
Someone Who Can See Us As Our Best and Most Complete Selves is what we aspire to with friendships
Game Changers: Birth control Pill and COVID Vaccine
Traveling in the Age of COVID-19
Can Animal Crossings Count as a Creative Endeavor?
Struggling With Skin Hunger on Mother's Day
A Mother's Child
Faith, Hope, and Love
"I Think I Want to Move to Australia" - really New Zealand
My Name is Jozy
The Christmas Key Lime Pie Caper
Help! Uber Save Me!
Cinderella Goes to the Ball - Madness Happens in March
You may have noticed it is March Madness again, the annual College Basketball Tournament. Sixty four teams winnow down to the Sweet Sixteen, the Final Four and, ultimately to the National Championship.
The Grandmother's Network
It is fun to be a member of our Grandmother's network, sharing our resources and our experiences. I just wish marketers would make us look better!
Husbands Retiring to New Management Roles
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