Words Matter

A shelf with various dishes, focused in on a mug that reads "A storing woman lives here".

THE MAGIC HOUR

“No, I will not look at my phone. I will not look at Facebook,” I said to myself on this early morning. I use my phone to listen to podcasts befor...

A squirrel eating out of a bird feeder hanging on a shepards hook in a garden.

IF I DIDN'T

I decided to head out for a walk on Friday morning instead of the gym because I was reminded while reading information by a new practitioner I ju...

Text that reads "A study shows breast implants can cause mausea and dizziness...from all the free drinks." Quoted by Craig Kilborn

DECONSTRUCTION OF RECONSTRUCTION

I look in the mirror and I am unsure of the image staring back at me. It has happened; my body is shifting in a way that despite the workouts ther...

Bold text that reads "Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick."

THE AGING PROCESS

“Never get old,” the lovely woman with the kindest eyes and smile announced to me as we both found ourselves in the bra section of Target this pa...

A woman in a colorful scarf and bold glasses, smiling next to an older man in glasses with a beard.

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE

I walked into my first training with an extra bounce in my step. I was excited to start my new alternate career path of becoming a certified bus...

A woman and a younger man smiling brightly at the camera.

TO MOTHERS DAY

I was raised with lots of expectations leading me to a lifetime of feelings of not good enough over my lifetime. Expectations are a double edged s...

A dining room decorated with china plates, tulips, and candles.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE

“Grandpa, didn’t Grandma have a shortened version of a Seder that she wrote?’ I asked him a few days ago. Passover is by far my most favorite Jew...

A t-shirt with the words Namaste under Wonder Woman doing a yoga pose.

IN THE MOMENT

I woke up at four am this past Monday morning and lounged in bed for what seemed like two hours only to discover that just thirty minutes had pas...

Glinda the Good Witch from The Wizard of Oz, wearing a full fluffy dress, a crown and holding a star wand.

NOT DRINKING (TODAY)

We drinking chicks love our wine and our cocktails. We love our rituals of choosing the perfect bottle of Proseco knowing that the front porch on a...

Old model of a volkswagon bug, parked in a driveway.

WE BELONG TOGETHER

“Weeeee Belong Together!” Ricki Lee Jones belted out from the fancy stereo in my silly yet stunning car I recently leased. I was headed to Connect...

A RISING STAR

I started a second career this past month. Well rather an extension of a long glorious career in the business of beauty I get to lovingly call my ...

Picture of a womans lower arm and hand, with fingers outstreched, showing off a ring on her ring finger with a large oval stone, and two smaller stones on either side.

LOVE AND MARRIAGE

Thirty years ago, when my former husband, Dave and I were in our pre-marriage engagement stage, we had a boat we kept in Newport. It was like a flo...