This coming Monday marks 40 years since I married the man of my dreams. A lifetime ago and yet it seems like just yesterday. There aren’t enough words in any language to describe how grateful, happy and joyous I feel. We married very young, yes, but somehow, we’ve managed to grow, sometimes apart, but mostly... Continue Reading →
The Shingles Vaccine and Reflections on Life
Last week, despite my best intentions and professional drive to meet a deadline, I just couldn’t make it. Felled by side effects from the second of two shingles vaccines, I lay on the couch with fever, chills, aches, headache, fatigue and a very sore shoulder. Sounds delightful, no? Seriously, this is the first time I’ve... Continue Reading →
Can Honest Friendship Save the World?
Recently my best friend recommended a podcast to me called, “Call Your Girlfriend.” It is hosted by two millennial women who are close friends and live on opposite sides of the country. Their topics are engaging and hip, very conversational and their chemistry is fun. I enjoy listening from the vantage point of someone old... Continue Reading →
What to do When Time Hands You a Windfall
Have you ever had a windfall of time blow into your life? I’m talking about time you thought was planned out and accounted for, but then something intervenes that scuttles those plans? That happened to me and my husband last week. We had a planned short weekend trip to see some family. Our bags were... Continue Reading →
Warning: Neuroses Ahead
Aging is a tricky thing. Not only does it mess with the body, it also messes with the mind. And often those two things are at cross-purposes. I realize I’m not the first person to come up with this notion, but it is happening to me, for the first time. In my Jewish tradition, it’s... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Inside of my Brain
This past week has been a strange one. Lots of mainly mundane transitions, but transitions nonetheless. I’ve also started educating myself on this blogging artform and while it’s always invigorating to learn new things, I find my thoughts spinning. And to top it all off, I’m waiting anxiously for news from my daughter about a... Continue Reading →
Adventures in Blogging: Kids, Dogs and other Distractions
I was on a roll, blogging every Friday like clockwork. Even when I thought I had nothing to say, I’d sit at the computer and write something, anything, to stay on my deadline. And it was feeling really good to know that every week I was both practicing my writing and expressing some truth about... Continue Reading →
Helping Tweens Deal with The Digital World
The other day I had my annual visit to the optometrist. She’s a young woman with two tween children, one girl and one boy. The girl, who is older, is in Middle School and just beginning her foray into the world of social media. Her mom and I chatted about the pitfalls of this very... Continue Reading →