Bet you didn’t realize when you read the title of this post that it would be a how-to. You thought it would be a confession of guilt or a gentle rebuke or a wistful dream. Nah. Chocolate for breakfast is reality for those of us enlightened to the best way to start the day. Those ...
Who’s Your Palentine?
Girls need girlfriends. This is a well known, indisputable fact. And to honor the special-ness of girlfriendships, I hosted a Palentine Giveaway for February, the month of love. (Hey, the drawing isn’t until later today – Valentine’s Day – so you still have time to enter; see pic below!) The only requirement for entering the ...
The Next Generation: Bring It!
I was thrilled to be asked to speak about entrepreneurship to the Occupational Therapy (OT) class at Gannon University this week. I know you’re probably wondering what in the world I would know about entrepreneurship or even OT for that matter. After all, aren’t I a mere writer? True that, but if you didn’t know, ...
Naked but Hopeful
If you’re a Facebook friend of mine (and I do hope you are!), you’ve been seeing some naked photos I’ve posted lately. Yep, naked, stripped-down, bare-to-the-nub renditions of my previously beloved bathroom. The awesome venue I had meticulously customized precisely to my needs, likes, and wish-for’s. My go-to, peace-filled, just breathe respite away from the ...
Kisses For The Twit
I was doing the headless chicken thing that I do during the hour prior to a speaking gig – rushing about to and fro setting up my book table, getting mic’ed, going over the program itinerary with the LIC (Lady in Charge), instructing my book table helper in my KISS (Keep It Simple Sister) bookkeeping ...
Outrageous!
Absurd. Shocking. Preposterous. We live in a time when outrageous behavior is not only acceptable, it’s admired. The more outlandish (maybe that should read alien) the appearance of the rock band, the better. The more astonishing the snarky movie retort, the more laughs it gets. Rudeness is often revered. Breaking the rules is considered a ...
Word for the Year
Each January, many people choose a word for the upcoming year – a single word that symbolizes their New Year’s quest. A focus. An aspiration. A goal. You might even say a resolution encased within a fistful of alphabet letters. An easily post-able, portable, proverbial reminder of what we deem most important to personally achieve ...
Dipping From the Well
When I was a little girl visiting relatives in rural north Georgia, I couldn’t help but notice that my great aunt Edith (we called her EE) had a working well in her backyard. (She also had an outhouse, but let’s not go there.) My sister Cindy and I would often toss pebbles into the well just ...
You Are Blessed
Just a short but sweet reminder that in the midst of Christmas chaos, you, my friend, are blessed. I know, I know. Hard to remember that some days when the tower of unwrapped gifts threatens to avalanche and the grocery list is longer than your arm. Harder still when you can’t seem to take your ...
Stress-mas Survival
Hey BBFFs, I loved your comments after I introduced the topic of Stress-mas in my last post and asked how you handle the the performance pressure and general mayhem. (You always make my day when you take the time to respond!) Now, I’d like to make a few suggestions that I’ve found invaluable in freeing ...