This is my year of embracing or modifying imperfections in my life. Yeah, it's part of my MAD MAD MOM month, too, but seriously, if at 54 years of age I can't get past my imperfections, I'd be doomed. Doomed. Doomed. Doomed. Doomed like my unicorn horn and my barnacle are - gone forever, leaving… Continue reading Embracing the reality of imperfections
Month: May 2019
How spring nights warm my heart
This time of the year, I'm in awe to wake up and see what happens while I'm sleeping the night away. Seeing what wakes up with the sights and sounds of our little world, makes me happy. The fog begins to roll in as night gives way to the morning light. Leaving a couple of… Continue reading How spring nights warm my heart
Mad mad mom goes all senior on us
Every morning, I sit in the corner of my office and write my 3-morning pages. It helps me clear my sleepy head, and get me ready for the day. As I finished up my pages today, I wondered how many months I have left in my 54th year of life? I'm not dying, (yet), I'm… Continue reading Mad mad mom goes all senior on us
Magical Monday Moments
Ah, yes, it's the beginning of a work week and I've got nothing fancy planned for the day. It's back to work I go. But first...I need to feed my creative soul for just a few minutes. Never fear, dear, before I go off to work, I do pause to play. In fact, I have… Continue reading Magical Monday Moments
Empty Nest Reflections on Mother’s Day
It's quiet here this morning in our Lil' ol' empty nest. I'm an empty nest Mom, on Mother's Day. There, I said it. It's the first Mother's Day where I won't see either daughter. We have no forced plans to see them. Or a vacation to share. I can't believe we haven't hugged since we… Continue reading Empty Nest Reflections on Mother’s Day
Don’t strain your brain that hard
It's a strain on my brain when writer's block happens. But it happens to the best of writers. It's normal. Period. Why is it that we try to strain our brain so hard? Sometimes we should just sit back and watch life happen. Instead of curling back into ourselves, we should let the curious parts… Continue reading Don’t strain your brain that hard