Well, that was a fun experiment
Lorena
I don’t want to make it sound like I think I’m some super sexy beast, but hundreds of years years ago, before Husband #1 and between he and Husband #2,…
Monday Musings
Unconventionality
Was there ever a time you did something differently than what was expected of you? Describe the event. How did others take it? How did you feel about yourself? Frequently.…
Who do I want to be when I grow up?
Maybe my Gen X is showing, but I didn’t grow up knowing what I wanted to be. I remember having a chat with two other classmates in the 8th grade,…
Why me? Well, why *not* me?
The other day, as I was telling my therapist about recently helping some elder friends, she said “you must wonder ‘why you’ a lot.” And I kind of do, but…
Moving Out of Your Childhood Home
Tell us about your experience of moving out from your childhood home. What was that first place like? How did the night go? Well, I just have to say to…
The Best Day of Your Life
I’m so behind in these Daily Om journal posts…. Last year I signed up for “A Year of Writing to Uncover the Authentic Self” – that’s where some of these…
Begin as you mean to go on
New Year, same old me. Still kind of sick – not as bad as it was, say, two weeks ago, but I’m still coughing and sniffling and I’m getting tired…
Why do I write these? Who do I write them for?
Dear Tim; Why do I write these posts about grief and loss and death and healing? Why do I write, so openly, about what I went through while you were…
One year, eight months, 16 days
I’ve been a widow now for one year, eight months, and sixteen days. Twenty months and two weeks, if you call it by the way people tell you how old…
House Painting vs Residing: Pros vs Cons
The minute Tim and I moved into this house, I started thinking that I wished it was a different color. I don’t HATE pale yellow, but it sure does show…
Childhood Friends
Who was your first friend? What did they mean to you as a kid? Do you have a favorite story about them? Are you still in touch? Uh…. I gather…
Favorite foods
Do you have a favorite dish, special dessert, or go-to recipe? Where has this dish made appearances in your life? Is there a common thread? Why do you love it…