Last Monday, July 3rd, I realized I did not post to my blog in the morning. Which had me thinking, should I write it now? Then, I my mind went spinning. Why not take that day off? It’s the holiday, right? It was the afternoon and I had not yet gone online. Then I realized... Continue Reading →
What I Did to Get Away from the Chaos #BeTheChange
I am literally exhausted by the rhetoric in America, which has reached all-time lows or highs, depending how you look at it. Â Americans are living in a world where our country is so divided that it is creating chaos in our own homes, our own lives. I want to change my world first, to help... Continue Reading →
Go Outdoors & Touch the Earth #NaturesBeauty
The difficult times in my past have always had the great wide open outdoors as one of my conduits towards healing. When I lived in Ketchum, I loved jogging in Adams Gulch on the Shadyside trail. In McCall, it was hiking in Ponderosa State Park. Here in Boise, it’s hiking/jogging the Boise Foothills in the... Continue Reading →
My Journey To The Other Side of Grief #GriefIsLife
Looking back, two and half years later, I find myself in a life I did not expect and yet a life that I now embrace fully. I really thought I would grow old with Paul, doing daily activities together. It’s sort of me and my dog, Zeke, now. I have learned to say yes to... Continue Reading →
Self Care is Self Love #LoveYourselfFirst
I had a bug last week, and being couch bound more or less forced me to go into my head for deep thinking. My bug could have been avoided by going to a doctor sooner, but you know, “maybe it will go away†entered my head. Hereditary conditions simply interfered and lingered. I let myself... Continue Reading →
What Is Your Path? – Life is NOT #Fake
Since the 2016 Election, we have been inundated with fake this and fake that. Why do we believe that something that has always been a “go to†source is now “fake†when someone is who holds power tells us that? Is life now based on Fear? Aren't  we better than that? Are we no longer doing... Continue Reading →
Why Wait for Tomorrow? #tomorrow always shows up #observeyourworld
A few years back, I wrote about listening to Boise again. I was hanging out in McCall a great deal, and when I moved my mindset back to Boise, I slowly but surely became reacquainted with Boise. It was as if I had just moved to town, I was taking it all in with brand... Continue Reading →
Soul Sister Friends aka A Week with My #Sister
Last week was spent with my sister, the baby of the family. That is a weird phrase to use considering we are both past the M word (menopause). We had a great time, and learned a bit about each other in the process. You see, I was 18 when I moved out and she was... Continue Reading →
Be Careful If You are Doer #BossyPants or #Leader
This past weekend I took it upon myself to put together committee descriptions for a non-profit that I volunteer for. The fact that we do not have staff makes us a working board as well as an all-volunteer organization. So, who does what? We are growing, so the time had come to begin the conversation... Continue Reading →
Why is Asking for Help So Darn Difficult? #AskForHelpWhenYouNeedIt
Sometimes I have to give myself a palm to forehead slap. I have to knock the sense back into place in that stubborn mind of mine. Life can be just like a tug of war in life, especially when you are a strong person like myself. I now need more than I am asking for... Continue Reading →