When one hears the term "milestone" you think important, big, notable. Birthdays are one of the most common things to have the term milestone associated with it. I happen to be coming up on one such milestone - 50. AARP membership information has already shown up in my mailbox. It seems the grey hair is …
Walking The Line
Each day, from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep, we are faced with choices. Most choices are tiny - benign - will not make or break your day or even life. What creamer will I use in my coffee? Which outfit will I wear to work? Blow out my hair …
How to Survive the 2020 Election
Already the 2020 election has more candidates than grass at a golf course. Social media is a complete mash of slings and barbs being thrown out all over the place. People are viciously attacking each other and the candidates. Two things are evident: 1) this country is horribly divided beyond just republican vs democrat; and …
Spring is in the Air
Yes, spring officially started on March 20th. I know that. Yet it took a couple of weeks to start feeling like spring in my neck of the woods. Over the past couple of weeks we have had some BEAUTIFUL weather! The type of weather where you would rather be outside than in, where the birds …
My brain…
This is the second blog I am composing today. The first one I wrote, entitled "Living the Dream" turned out to be almost identical to a blog I wrote in March 2018 of the same title (see here). When I realized my whoops moment, I said to myself, "my brain..." My brain... it's what I …
It’s Going to be a Gorgeous Day!
On my drive into work this morning, I had the local news radio station playing. I typically listen to it on my commute for traffic and weather updates. Anyhow, as I was on the exit ramp the meteorologist came on and said, "it's going to be a gorgeous day!" It was such an uplifting statement …
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
Are you singing it yet? If you have seen Life of Brian (1979 Monty Python movie - a must see), you probably now have it stuck in your head. If you haven't seen it, the title of this blog is the final song in that movie. The irony is the ones singing the song are …
Identifying the Anger
As I have aged, particularly since I entered menopause, I feel a constant deep-seated anger. Some days the anger is laying almost dormant within my psyche. Then I have days when I feel scarily angry, wanting to lash out at everyone. I spoke with a counselor not too long ago about the anger. They wanted …
Holy Week = Stress
Before someone jumps to any conclusions about the title of this blog, I work as the Office Manager/parish administrator for an Episcopal church. If you have any concept about the number of services, special bulletins, and other moving parts to give parishioners a spiritually fulfilling ramp up to Easter, you understand my title. For those …
Another Blog About Anxiety…
There has been a lot of talk and posts about anxiety over the past few years. You may have noticed a lot more people are opening up about having it. I’ve mentioned I have it. Mine came on with menopause. Yes, another “wonderful” aspect of the wretched ordeal called menopause women go through during their …
The Journey is The Point 