How I Deal With Anxiety

I am a positive person.Ā  Most of the time.Ā  Until Iā€™m not.Ā  And I hate when Iā€™m not.Ā  Now, probably much like you, Iā€™m lonely and depressed and tired and worried.Ā  But thatā€™s not a normal state for me and I want out!Ā  Here are some of the coping strategies Iā€™ve used over the years […]

Finding a Minuteā€™s Peace and Quiet

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 […]

Veterans Day Parade

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, itā€™s what we get for Veterans Day.Ā  On the Saturday prior to […]