Back in the spring of 2013, I mentioned that thanks to my Lupron Depot shot every three months bringing on menopause, I was experiencing major night sweats and they were not only making me miserable, but they were enhancing my snoring. In turn, my snoring was driving Terry crazy. Over the years, he had tried […]
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In late January 2020, I joined a number of my ROW teammates to train to become UCanRow2 indoor rowing coaches. The idea was that member coaches could take some of the weight off of the other ROW coaches (non-member) and increase our options. Little did any of us realize that within 2 months, 5 of […]
Have a penny, pick it up. All day long, you’ll have good luck. This was my 10th of the 52 blog posts I wrote in 2020 to celebrate my turning 52–and the first post to mention COVID. The weekend of March 13-15, 2020 was such an intense weekend of unknowns! Little did I know that […]
So, 2020, was not a meltdown year for me. It was challenging, don’t get me wrong, but just about everyone was going through COVID craziness and so I don’t look back on that year or 2021 as one of the lower points in my personal life. On the other hand, re-reading this post from March […]
This January has been an intense month, simply put, in my world. With all of the highs and lows, there has been a consistent middle ground feeling of ‘grey’ and ‘ugh’, a maddening frustration with this pandemic, and an almost overwhelming case of cabin fever. On top of everything else, my (self-diagnosed) Seasonal Affective Disorder […]
I remember that a few times when I was a kid during our summers at the Cottage, my introverted side would kick in and I would need some space. I remember a few evenings grabbing my tackle box with its hooks, sinkers, and lures–the tools needed to fish–as well as a fishing rod and a […]
In the midst of world wide adversity, my Vanda orchid has managed to bloom 3 times this year! 3 times! It started blooming again at the end of November and is still vibrant today! I kicked off 2020 with a post about this special plant and how important orchids are to me, as well as […]
Reflecting on this year, especially the past 9 months of being homebound thanks to COVID, there has been one constant throughout which has been key to my well being: walking the dogs. We live in a condo (way up on the third floor) without a yard, which means the dogs have to get outside to […]
During this pandemic, I’ve definitely watched more movies–and really engaging series–at home than read books. So many options with cable/DirectTV, Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix, helping many of us cope. I love movies and movies are very intertwined with all my memories. Of growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, of college and of Peace […]
In August, out of the blue, I was invited by writer Julia Barnicle at Inviting Ease and Flow into Everyday Life to contribute to an ebook compilation she was putting together about some of the lessons writers have learned this year while living full lives during the COVID lockdown. I was super excited and said […]
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