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When the skies darken. When the car noise lessens. When the tv is quiet. When the sounds of BART pass through the open windows. When the ringing in my ears is screaming at me. Because then my mind goes black. Black into my new reality. Black into the huge hole in my heart. Black intoContinue reading “I don’t like the nights”

It’s been five years. Already. They say that time flies when you’re busy raising kids, working, and trying to stay vertical on the treadmill of life. I’m here to tell you that once you’ve been “removed from use” (according to the dictionary – it’s a real definition), time still flies. And no…I don’t feel thatContinue reading “Retirement – Removal of Something from Use”

The fact that people are making a living off of videotaping a recommendation for a product and posting it on social media is the ultimate in lazy commercialism with a heavy focus on materialism. But you may ask…how do I really feel about the influencers phenonenom? This whole influencer thing has me a bit miffed. AndContinue reading “Will the Real Influencers Please Stand Up?”

Maybe my strong opinions about “names” started when I was young and realized that I’d been named after my two favorite aunts – Auntie Joyce and Auntie Barbie (her middle name is Elaine). I never got a straight answer from my parents about why they chose those names. My dad was named after his birthContinue reading “I Miss My Name”

I just celebrated a BIG one. And once you hit a certain age, they ALL seem BIG! As I usually do, today I started my morning with coffee, a Dug snuggle, a couple biscotti and because it’s Saturday in the fall, ESPN Game Day. I also had my laptop out and read and shared theContinue reading “Birthday Gratitude”

I love language. I love new (to me) words. Recently, Heather Cox Richardson (HCR) used a word, zeitgeist and indicated that it explained the phenomenon of when one notices something and then suddenly they find it everywhere. I can’t even remember what she was talking about at the time, but it made me think ofContinue reading “zeitgeist”

Okay – here’s a topic that might spark some conversations. Remember when our kids were little and we marked all of their “firsts”? First word. First step. First tooth. First successful potty trip. First prom. First driving experience. First college drop off (because sometimes there is more than one)? So many firsts to celebrate. WhatContinue reading “The Last Last?”

As a child, there were places that my family vacationed where we returned again and again. And by vacation…I mean camped in a tent. In the rain. In the snow. In the heat. I loved it. Tuolumne Meadows was a favorite spot for years. In the last several years I’ve been there for a fewContinue reading “home….again…and again…and again…”

Not to be morose or anything…but we are all inhabiting this place for a finite amount of time. Right? And how we approach our “time” can make a difference in how we view our “time”. Vague, I know. Here’s what I’ve been thinking…bear with me. It started with a newsletter that I receive from NancyContinue reading “Enjoy Your Time”