I don't know about you, but I detest triangular communication. You know, when someone tells you to tell someone else something that they could easily share directly. Are you confused? Exactly. It is like the adult version of the telephone game that I used to play as a...

Yesterday, I was typing away on my book-in-progress when the telephone rang. Normally, I ignore it when I am in the groove but the caller ID revealed it was the agency that supplies my mother's caregiver. When I see the name on the display, it is like having a form of...

Last night, I met with my soul sister aka writer friend, who is keeping me on task, and generously taking time to read the first draft of my novel. Her enthusiasm is contagious and I find myself eager to see how this book ends. As I continue to travel the journey of...

I will give you two words......dress and opossum. Did that get your attention? Of course, the only relation that they have is that I simply experienced them on just another Monday. The way I would describe our backyard is simply stating that it is an animal sanctuary....

Sometimes it is simply leading by example that morphs into change. I wear pants, suddenly my spouse is following suit. I adopt a healthier lifestyle, and Brian is asking me to buy Chia seeds and almond milk. It is all so amazing and weird at the same time. Oh, and for...

This month, my spouse, celebrates seventeen years of sobriety. When I think back about all the years of his active drinking, I am in awe of how we survived. We both have worked diligently on our ourselves to become more emotionally and spiritually fit. When I went to...

Today might appear to be simply March 21 (3/21), but for those of us who are the lucky few, it is World Down Syndrome Day. Twenty-four years ago on this day, I was two weeks out from giving birth to my first child. We already knew it was going to be a boy, so a name...

The moment that I pledge to do something different, the universe basically says, "challenge accepted". No yoga yesterday, but I had to set some boundaries. Clothing boundaries, that is, because my spouse has gotten comfortable simply strutting around in his undies....

I made a pledge yesterday that I would present a positive and supportive aura. Committing to not use passive/aggressive comments in an effort to shame or manipulate my spouse about his current situation. But then, he tested me. Christ. On. A. Cracker. My delightful...

This platform is really just a cheap way for me to therapeutically release some of the emotional residue that lingers within me. Part of living an authentic life is being honest with myself. Let me just say, that sometimes justifying my behavior only exacerbates the...