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…
Tag: marriage
The Sunday Post: 100 Days of Gratitude
I dedicate this post to my ex-husbands. Yes, really. You’ll read why in a minute or two. When I began to collect all the entries in my gratitude journal for 2021 I knew that there would be many things repeated from day to day. It would be natural to have many repetitions. My friends and…
Sparks
I’ve been thinking a lot about us — I know that’s no surprise. A new year brings back memories of paths traveled, promises made and all that each word implied. We thought coincidence was actually fate leading us time and again toward each other, until finally, at last the spark ignited and all I could…
The Sunday Post: One More
For today’s post I’m sharing one last poem I wrote and hope that now they’re out of my system and I can move on to writing about other things, maybe even find a story about my dad to share with you. “It’s our challenges and obstacles that give us layers of depth and make us…
Jenny Stopped Loving Him Today
Jenny stopped loving John today. Lies discovered showed her the way. John stopped loving Jenny, who knows when. He’d changed his mind before, and now again. There was always a reason, same as his guitars (not the right one), the right bank, or even the right car. Jenny cried for intimacy, a loving touch, a tender kiss. John would…
A Very Subtle Art
When I got to my daughter’s house this week I spotted on her bookshelf a book I read a while back that was calling out to me for a re-read: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. I picked it up and stashed it in my bag as my reading material for the week….
The Sunday Post: Ticked
No cheery Sunday Post for you today, folks. Not feeling it. I’m quite upset with most of the whole world today, but mostly with myself (and the moving company). But maybe I should go back a bit. In my last post I wrote that not being angrier is making me sad. And that’s still true….
The Ring
It must have been heavier than I thought. Stepped on the scale this morningand noticed I’d reached my goal. Could it have been so weighty asto make all the difference? My heart’s still heavy; my muscles ache.Should my shoulders feel lighter? My legs are antsy and restless butmy feet aren’t moving any faster. There’s a…
Butterfinger Moments
Have you ever looked back in your life and found a moment in time when you had all the information you needed to make a major life decision, if only you had paid attention and followed the signs? My husband and I now refer to these as “Butterfinger moments.” An old friend of Doug’s told…