Happy New Year! Except that's not how I felt when I woke up and said that to myself this morning. I didn't feel happy. I felt discontent. I was turning 69 soon and felt old AND at the same time I had a large zit growing on my nose, so...
I didn't drink shots when I was drinking alcohol. I thought of myself as a lady like drinker – champagne flutes and crystal glasses. I did though down quite a few drinks quickly when I needed to try to change a mood or try to forget something or drown...
I am an organized person. My father would say: "A place for everything and everything in its place". I like my life orderly and predictable - at least I think I do but I know I often fail and then try to wrestle my life into the order I...
I mean really – what was I thinking?? It has happened to me many times, but this was a BIG one. I worked on my book on and off for over 15 years. Two years ago, I got serious about getting it published. Six months ago, it was starting...
I am apart of a women's group who have been together now for over 40 years. We have seen each other through most anything life can throw at a person. I love them dearly. Leaving them for my runaway trip was very hard. Before I left, we gathered, and...
Jim is my brother from another mother. We met just after I moved to Seattle over 40 years ago. We've been through a lot of life together: friendship, marriages, divorces, health issues, and parenting. After my daughter was born, Jim became her favorite 'uncle'. Along with his husband,...
