Clean Slate It’s a new year. Welcome to 2024! During this time, some look forward to a figurative clean slate, while others think nothing of another year…another new calendar…another candle added to an obligatory cake. A new year marks the time when many of us (me included) take inventory of the past twelve months, reviewing…

Gift of Love It’s my favorite time of year, Christmas season! I love everything about it…the lights, the music, the movies, the traditions, time with family and friends, the food, the concerts and programs, time off from work, and let’s not forget, the gifts. As a child, I loved getting gifts. As an adult, I…

Tryouts My older son had his first basketball tournament this past weekend with his 5th grade traveling team. They had tryouts a few weeks ago, and he was excited to have made the team. He loves basketball and has been playing on local little league teams for several years and did traveling ball last year.…

Unanswered Calls I don’t like talking on the phone, and I don’t understand why other people do. In fact, I dislike it so much that I used to have my little sister make phone calls for me, like my own personal secretary who never got paid. It’s ridiculous when I think about it, but my…

Party Time I was at a birthday party this weekend for my niece who turned four years old. She is a one-of-a-kind kid. While ornery and sassy, she has the face of a cherub. She’s also extremely smart, sweet (when she wants to be), and caring. There isn’t a thing she allows her older brother…

My Way On a scale from zero to ten, how stubborn do you feel you are? If we’re being honest, I would probably rate myself around a 7 or an 8 on a day I’m feeling particularly feisty. Females have historically been the caregivers of the family, and looking at things from that perspective, it’s…

Battles When I started this blog, I told you (my readers) that it would be personal and honest. I’ve tried to stay true to that throughout this endeavor, and I plan to continue. Each of our lives is unique; we all face different triumphs and struggles, but that is what makes living so special. We…

Make Time In my line of work, I frequently interact with an older generation of people. Many of them are retired and in their Golden Years era. However, I get somewhat disheartened when they tell me that the Golden Years, in fact, aren’t so golden. I even had one gentleman tell me, “The only thing…

Be There If you have school-age children, you most likely sent them back to school sometime over the last few weeks. My three children returned last Tuesday. This school year and the last have been a little different for me…and a little more difficult emotionally. Last year, my youngest child started Kindergarten, and this year…

The Unknown Do you know someone who likes to be in control all the time, someone ultra organized who plans out his or her days down to the minute? Maybe you’re that someone. If something goes awry in your day, do you lose your cool or get anxious until the situation is resolved? I like…