Real Talk. I feel like somebody pulled my plug. I wrote this post last week, so you’re getting a two-fer today. I usually write a few at a time, but I’ve stockpiled a half-dozen ready to go. I did a great deal of writing in May/June. And a good thing because I am currently experiencing …
I am currently in the process of attempting a transition. And no, I’m not changing sexes. I’m trying to go all the way. And no, not that kind of all the way either. I have a daughter in her forties and I’m in my early sixties. Do the math. I’m talking about going gray! This …
There comes a point in life when you realize you’re attending more funerals than birthday parties. (Well, not me, but most.) For me, it’s scrolling through phone contacts and realizing how many of them are gone. It’s not something anyone warns you about when you’re young. When you’re twenty-five, your social calendar is weddings, baby …
When Folks You Love Won’t Take Care of Themselves I’m going to get right to the point. It’s a new year (yes, I wrote this a five months ago and forgot to post and yes, of late, I too am guilty but dedicated to get back on track!) and it’s time for some serious ALL …
When Folks You Love Won’t Take Care of Themselves I’m going to get right to the point. It’s a new year (yes, I wrote this a five months ago and forgot to post and yes, of late, I too am guilty but dedicated to get back on track!) and it’s time for some serious ALL …
I’ve always been someone who juggles a lot of balls. Always. There were a few brief periods where I lived what most people would probably consider a normal life. I only worked one job. I was only managing two residences. Which, looking back, still sounds ridiculous, but compared to now, it felt downright relaxing. Back …
There should be a national holiday for women. WOMEN’S DAY! (Who needs Hallmark? Wait. I need to speak to whomever is in charge of holidays!) Not Mother’s Day. That’s just brunch, flowers, and a handmade card with macaroni glued to construction paper while we’re still expected to coordinate dinner reservations. I’m talking about an actual …
Today is the anniversary of the loss of my granddaughter. One of many difficult days of late. But today, I will choose to remember her laugh. She was always smiling and laughing. My silly “Noodle.” I have a video of her, my daughter and I having dinner in NYC. They laughed so hard, my daughter …
60th Birthday Gift from My Sister! (The gift was an antique typewriter that I just love.) One morning back in 2006, the strangest thing happened. I hadn’t written anything since high school, but I woke up with an entire movie in my head. No idea where it came from, but it was there, and I …
There is loss. And there is a kind of loss that knocks the wind out of you because it arrives without warning. No slow decline. No preparation. No long goodbye that allows your heart to quietly start making accommodations for what is coming. Someone I loved died suddenly last week at 47 years old. Forty-seven. …