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16 Feb I Say Cold Feet, You Say…
If I say the words “cold feet” what is the first thought that comes to mind? A little word association game if you will. Don’t over-think it, just spew out the first words that come to mind when you hear “cold feet”. Remember there is...
22 Dec A View from My Couch
I finally did it. This year I joined the 41% of Boomers who prefer to shop online. For the first time, I have finally bought into the idea of online shopping. I used to worry that my stuff would get lost in shipping or end...
16 Nov Polishing Aside…Thanksgiving Here I Come!
As I am watching a wicked northeaster blow through southern Ohio, I am in “Countdown to Thanksgiving” mode. Operation Thanksgiving is underway…and for some unknown reason I decided to start by polishing the silver. I have been struggling with this ridiculous silver tray for an...
24 Oct Why I’m Turning in my Birthday Diva Crown
I am having a birthday epiphany. It literally feels like the dawning of some sort of new Aquarius…I am turning in my Birthday Diva crown. But first I must do a little explaining behind the Birthday Diva crown mentality. I was actually born a Birthday...
12 May Menopause is Real
This really happened. Yesterday morning I woke up in one of those crazy sorts of sweats. I felt like a gummy bear. It’s the kind that makes your hair frizzy. Like you were in a rainstorm while you were sleeping. Anyway–I jiggled my way onto...
05 May How far will you go to prove you are right?
(And will you admit it when you find out you are wrong?) Oh my god…Old Spice is right. I put down my sword. Happily defeated. Old Spice is right. I am wrong. The issue? Recycling. Six months into our marriage I find we spend an...
24 Feb 3 Thoughts on Succeeding at Improv and (Second) Marriages
I must admit…we nailed it last night. Improv 101. Old Spice and I not only survived the seven week class, we are moving on to Improv Level 2. The finale “Showcase” was last night. We performed as an ensemble cast (so “theater” of me) to...
25 Jan Improvising a New Life Together (Literally)
What kind of wedding present is this? It looked like an AA meeting or family support group. What have Old Spice and I gotten ourselves into? But there we were…in a church basement seated in a circle on aluminum chairs with 12 complete strangers on...
18 Nov #HOPEFUL
It is not that I have fallen off the map or gone into some sort of “marriage underground.” Old Spice and I absolutely happily read our own vows and got married nearly four weeks ago. My absence is much more about being speechless....- 1
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