I hosted a tiny get-together for my dear friend Jenny’s birthday this weekend. Crazy to say in these so-called golden years, but it is almost impossible to schedule birthday celebrations around travel schedules, appointments, and, well, whatever else life throws our way. Jenny wanted to gather, but she also wanted the event to be more […]
After a meeting I attended this week, an acquaintance misplaced her office key. From there, it seemed to be a downward spiral of things going wrong. Complicating the situation was the fact that she lives alone and was trying to troubleshoot solutions on her own. It got me thinking. We can’t anticipate every problem life […]
What motivates you to tackle a space? Seeing someone else in motion?Envisioning an ideal?Or something else? Like, for instance, locating a pair of favorite — but missing — earrings? What Finally Motivated Me to Clean Out My Closet Well, the latter is what motivated me to purge and deep clean my closet over the weekend. […]
Perusing the Pottery Barn fall lookbook, I was inspired to create a lovely Thanksgiving tablescape. And then I started adding it all up. My goodness. Second mortgage, anyone? And, oh, yeah. There’s that little detail about how I’m trying to purge rather than buy more things. Here’s something else I’ve been considering: Thanksgiving no longer […]
When I was (MUCH) younger and newly in my career, I didn’t give much thought to peace. Nor did I crave it. I wanted excitement. I wanted to learn. I wanted the next thing. And now? My brain still moves a little faster than my body. Or my pocketbook. The next thing still routinely pops […]
When I was working, Friday was always my favorite day of the week. Even better than Saturday! Fridays came with the promise of a possible evening happy hour and a Saturday with no plans except a full tank of gas and a picnic basket. And now, of course, every day is a Saturday. Except my […]
Okay, this is really old school here. Do you remember the old days when you had a car key, stuck it in the ignition, and there it stayed until you turned off the car? And now? You get a fob and need to find a place to put it while you’re driving. Then it falls […]
Pull Up a Chair: What I’ve Been Up To Lately If you want to pull up a chair, pour a cup o’ somethin’, we can have a little chat about what’s been going on lately in our world. I’d love to hear from you and see if you have anything more exciting going on in […]
I learned a very good lesson this week. And lucky you. I’m sharing it with you. So you can either learn from me, or rejoice in the fact that I was able to make the mess work out just fine. And the lesson is: Buy the thing you love. Find the bargain where you can. […]
Just as I am doing very small fall refreshes around the house, it is time to give my diet a little refresh too. As in, I have gotten lazy about what I’m eating. And it shows. Like everyone seems to be preaching these days, protein is king, so that’s what I’m trying to add to […]