My Monday was centered around being of service. Mom had an appointment with an ENT. Not long ago, she had an issue with vertigo that she was convinced her hearing aids caused. Several professionals have explained that they were not the issue, but we have to go through...

Yesterday, I could barely move my neck. I tried to remember if there was anything out of the ordinary that I had done the day before, but realized that I was fine when I went to bed. I suppose I am getting to the age that I can literally injure myself sleeping. Color...

How's your morning going? Are you enjoying the quiet? Maybe sighing after your first sip of coffee. How's mine going, you ask? You are so kind to inquire. Well, let's just say that before I could enjoy the quiet, sip my cup of golden liquid, and contemplate what I...

I am learning so much about the whole "what's next after you finish your book" routine. Of course, the next step was to find a great editor, so I contacted a friend of a friend. I waited for a response. And waited. And waited. So, while I am normally patient, (insert...

The other day a woman told me that I was wise. That the thoughts that I share are so on point. I smiled and thanked her. All the while feeling tremendous gratitude and also laughing because, well, a lot has shifted in the fifty-two years that I have existed. There was...

I am currently in a holding pattern as I wait for quotes from two editors willing to read my manuscript and go over it with a diligent eye. It's like looking for a qualified daycare for a baby. Seriously, I am like one of those helicopter moms, which I made fun of...

I certainly have been swept up in the dance of change. Of course, no one likes it, but it certainly is one thing that is consistent. It's dependable and, oddly enough, loyal. There are other factors in the mix that have created this perfect storm. The challenge for me...

On Tuesday, I celebrated the completion of my manuscript by hanging out at the pool with Brian and Bailey. Bryce is way too cool to hang out with us. Whatever. Anyway, it was the first day without rain in 100 days. Kidding. But, seriously, not that far off. It took me...

I don't want to brag. Okay, I kind of do, so here I go. I am done. Finished. Doing a little Irish jig because this girl, just completed writing her first book. I can't even believe it. When I said those words "I'm done" to my family, my grin was palpable. The scariest...

Sometimes there are moments that trigger residual emotions. I think of all the work I have done for the last seventeen years and how smug I have become believing that I am "healed" from the effects of alcoholism. The reality is I will never be healed. This weekend I...