I celebrated my half year birthday this week. Okay, celebrated is probably too fancy for what I did – but yes, it has always been a thing with me and yes, for those of you counting six months ahead, I am a Virgo. Anyway, it got me thinking of past birthdays which always leaps right […]

My oldest left this morning. I should clarify that by my, I really mean our since I’ve been lucky enough to be married to the same man for over thirty years. Still I routinely refer to them as My Boys.  My Boys are growing up. I know, inevitable. My oldest turned 21 just a few weeks ago. he’s a […]

It’s that time of year – when people turn their attention to weight loss. It’s hard to pick up a paper or a magazine or listen to a talk show without someone promoting the latest cleanse or detox. Every celebrity seems to have her favorite. Groupon, Amazon Local, Gilt or any one of the shopping […]

Charlie delivered a chair to my home this morning. It was almost 11:00 am and he told me had already made eight or nine stops. He was kind of whining because it was taking a long time. He managed to hit every red light. I asked him if he ever asked for green lights. He […]

Serve and Support, Not HELP I recently heard a lecture by Dr. Iyanla Vanzant where she repeated those words four or five times before she continued by saying “The distinction being serving means that you give who you are and what you have and what you know without expectation of recognition or reward. Support means […]