As I have had to navigate the health care maze for my elderly mother, I can feel my blood pressure going up. There is so much waste and stupidity, yes stupidity in our system! Mom fell and has a very big and nasty gash on her leg. She spent several days in the hospital to […]
February 4, 2015
Blah, blah, blah. I hate football. There is just something very weird about 300 pound men jumping on top of each other. And for this they get paid millions of dollars a year! I just don’t get it. Yes, the Patriots won the Super Bowl. Yes, it was a cliff hanger of a game. Yes, […]
January 28, 2015
When did we lose the sense of wonder and enchantment of things? As a child, I gleefully anticipated a snow day. I would go to bed the night before, hoping against hope that there would be enough snow to cancel school. Even though I loved school, it was so much fun to stay home and […]
January 21, 2015
Yes, that’s right, I used the word “joy” and “housework” in the same sentence. I’ve spent the past few weeks staying with my Mom. She fell and luckily she didn’t break any bones, but she really gashed her leg and arm, so I need to be around to help her. I want to make her […]
January 14, 2015
Or rather, a rant about 10 minutes. If you’ve read my blog posts, you know that I am obsessed, er interested, in fitness. I love to keep up with the latest trends. Well the latest fitness trend is for short workouts. Short, as in 10 minutes. I’m all for 10 minute breaks throughout the day. […]
January 7, 2015
I sit here on a grey, rainy Christmas Eve afternoon, listening to some beautiful classical Christmas music on the Pandora channel. My favorite hymn is “Oh Holy Night.” I get goosebumps whenever I hear this song. I am listening to Christmas music while typing on the computer. This can be fine, but it got me […]
December 31, 2014
It’s that time of year — time for making resolutions and setting goals for the new year. So are you ready? I’ve decided to do something different this year; instead of making a long list of serious goals and serious resolutions, I’m keeping it simple. For 2015 my goals are: 1. Perform acts of kindness […]
December 24, 2014
A short and sweet post this week – wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and an awesome New Year!
December 3, 2014
to I have decided to enter the 21st century and buy a smart phone. I really, really wanted the new and super cool iPhone 6, but my cheapness, er common sense, prevailed. Before this, I had a TracFone, which isn’t fun or sexy, but it is dirt cheap and does the trick. After […]
February 11, 2015
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