No Picking at Your Past

Night before last, I slept in a bed for the second time in two weeks. My son, Cub, whose leukemia is currently in remission, has been in the hospital for 13 days with a fever caused by a random spore that "thrives in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys." When I woke up, I felt...

That Time I Broke Down

The ride to Memphis took almost exactly 5 hours. We left at 7:00 in the morning, and I was exhausted and numb. At first, Cub watched the receding traffic out the back windows, took stock of the various medical equipment stowed away in see-through cubby holes, and laughed at the funny sounds the tires made...

The Beginning

Most of us start our day with the idea that it'll be routine. Most of us don't expect a cataclysmic, life-altering, devastating event, unless maybe it's Monday. October 20, 2014 was a Monday. I started the day as I do most Mondays - in a rush for work. I kissed my son goodbye (it was his...

The Making of a Memoir

The Making of a Memoir.

Ginger Ale in Manhattan

The first time I had ginger ale, I was nineteen years old. While I was growing up, we were primarily a Coke and percolated coffee family. I remember watching commercials for Seagram's Ginger Ale and thinking it must be something for rich people. Like Perrier and Pizza Hut. So, on that sunny day in The...

Breaking the procrastination cycle one day, or moment, at time.

There was a time when, if you looked up procrastination in the dictionary, you'd find my picture right next to its phonetic spelling. Even now, I succeed in accomplishing my goals in spurts, like a sprinter. But, I want to be more like a marathoner because, after all, this is a long race we're running....

Closed doors, sailed ships, and other myths…

     For most of my life, I've had a love/hate relationship with process. It took me a long time to realize that process doesn't equal failure. I used to think that if something didn't come easily to me, as many things did when I was younger, then I must not be good at it. I...

What we Leave Behind

What we Leave Behind.

Sweet Suprise

To say that a five year old can be impatient is an understatement. For them, the air is still electrified with constant discoveries assailing their senses in the best of ways. They are Magellan, Marco Polo. And the world awaits. How could they stand still? Why should they? We adults, on the other hand, have...

Back in the Saddle, Again – my weight loss journey, June 18, 2014

Well, friends, this is going to be short and sweet :0) Honest Confession: The last few months, I've found it difficult to focus on my goals. Illness, the loss of my mother, grief, random stress and busy-ness have all jumbled together into a whirlwind that has been disorienting and exhausting. But now, I feel as...