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May 19, 20243 min read
You Might Be Turning 60 If...
If these things are happening to you, you might be turning 60, too.
Aug 6, 20224 min read
A Few of My Favorite Things
Sometimes simple things can add a bright spot to an otherwise ordinary day.
Jun 13, 20224 min read
Are you a Coastal Grandmother?
If you are, own it! It's a "thing."
May 25, 20228 min read
Stuff Rules
8 observations on the powerful role of stuff in our lives.
Jan 1, 20226 min read
Inventory With Intention
How taking inventory of last year's accomplishments can inform and inspire this year's goals and resolutions.
Nov 30, 20214 min read
Diary of a Digital Dinosaur
How I'm owning my electronic obsolescence...even embracing it.
Nov 4, 20215 min read
10 Life Lessons from Downtown Abbey
What writer Julian Fellowes reminds us about life and love through his popular series.
Oct 9, 20214 min read
Pumpkin and Pampering...
An observation on modern self care.
Aug 14, 20213 min read
Laugh Often...and 19 more...
20 Rules to Live By by Gina Barreca...author, humorist, English professor, and feminist scholar.
Jul 31, 20215 min read
What's Fear Got To Do With It?
How fear is healthy, unhealthy, and a natural part of who we are, no matter who we are.
Jun 27, 20214 min read
Privilege and Perspective
Finding ourselves in service to others...a guest post by Emily Crocker
Mar 7, 20218 min read
The Year of Discovery
A year ago this month, the world was forever changed. In some ways, I was, too...for the better.
Feb 23, 20219 min read
Chasing Sleep & How to Catch It
Eight borrowed tips for getting better sleep...and my own 50-something experience with each.
Feb 3, 20215 min read
What's the Perfect People Power Tool?
Asking the right questions can be more valuable than the answers in building healthy relationships.
Jan 1, 20215 min read
It's a New Year...More or Less
Ten optimistic thoughts on using the lessons from 2020 to find balance in 2021.
Dec 16, 20206 min read
Closing a Crazy Year With Carols
Why we should lean on Christmas music more than ever this year...and 12 new (or old?) ways to do it.
Sep 22, 20206 min read
Fundamental, Fascination or Fantasy?
Thoughts on our love affair with food and how we can get it can love us back.
Sep 3, 20206 min read
Renewing, Refreshing, Reinventing
My basic 3 R's for surviving the remainder of 2020 in a coronavirus culture.
Aug 3, 20206 min read
Mad Men and Women Going Mad
How a popular TV show with a handsome, flawed lead character helped me process a few things about myself.
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