āInconceivableā! āYou keep using that word.Ā I do not think it means what you think it means.āĀ Cult favorite The Princess Bride has so many famous quotes, but really, I love that someone is called out for misusing a word.Ā I am just sitting here chuckling as I think about it.Ā And I think about […]
Saturday night at around 9 p.m. the sun was the farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere, otherwise known as the Winter Solstice.Ā This day also marks the first day of winter in the astronomical definition and winter lasts until the vernal equinox March 20.Ā The Winter Solstice marks the lengthening of days, and as such, […]
Holiday season came fast and furious this year because Thanksgiving fell so late.Ā Concerts, plays, parties and other preparations are all in full swing.Ā Many days are double booked with activities.Ā Shopping may be complete or may be wrapping up (pun intended because all those gifts need to be wrapped).Ā Time needs to be set […]
On last weekās blog I talked about some big changes around here and this is the deal. I am a retirement failure. I struggled long and hard before I made the decision to quit my job in April. I liked my job, my boss and my team, but I needed more time and more balance […]
I recently saw a towel that said: āI either have my hair and makeup done, or I look homeless.Ā There is no in between.ā Ā That is so true for me.Ā Really, the natural look doesnāt much work for me and itās a quandary because I donāt know any of the ānewā makeup techniques and I […]
What a week. I literally pray for rain during the monsoons and then the week we get our roof replaced, we get a record-breaking rain that came from who knows where and really screwed things up. We had buckets everywhere and I walked around with my Clorox wipes every day. The noise and all the […]
Like so many others, when all the stars align, I love group exercise classes. Stars aligning include: A good teacher who keeps the class moving, has good technique, interesting choreography, good music and a pleasing personality The class is at a time when I can attend Includes moves I can actually do I can no […]
What makes for a perfect summer day?Ā Sunny weather in the 80-degree range?Ā Smiling faces? A parade?!?! Ā Now that may sound like the makings for a wonderful Fourth of July in our Northern climes, but here in the small town of Anthem, Arizona, itās what we get for Veterans Day.Ā On the Saturday prior to […]
Or How to Avoid a Last-Minute Meltdown A couple of years ago I wanted some new furniture before the holidays when we had company coming. Iām not one to prepare too much ahead of time, but I started shopping in August. And guess what, the furniture would not have made it on time! Ok, Thanksgiving […]
I took so many Sociology classes in college; I could have been considered a Sociology minor.Ā I loved those classes.Ā I loved the professor.Ā I loved her vocabulary.Ā I loved thinking in new ways quite different from how Iād been exposed to the world.Ā I especially loved that I could vomit on paper and get […]