July 4

It’s Independence Day here in the USA. It’s also a Monday so that means our weekend is a little longer than usual and those of us that like to sleep in got a little extra time with our pillows. However, at around 5:30 am this morning I woke up and remembered that my alarm would…

Keys

Today I used part of my lunch break to walk around the neighborhood. I try to do this when I feel the need to stretch my legs and burn a few calories and the weather is nice. Sitting all day at my work computer is hard on my body. Maybe one day I will splurge…

Music Fridays: Feeling Good

Yesterday I wrote my cousin Rachel a quick note to thank her for the card she sent me with ideas for new recipes to try. I wrote something about being on my own for the first time in my life and the fact that it is probably long overdue. This morning I woke to a…

Independence Day

I believe it was just about five years ago tonight that I started on my road to independence. It feels like a whole lifetime ago, but it was only five years ago that I decided to answer the question with a “yes” instead of my usual “no, of course not.” The question, of course, was…