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….
Tag: marriage
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…
A Celebratory December
It’s been a great December. Despite all our worries and stressing with lists of things to do and buy, places to go, people to see, and today’s gloomy weather, it’s been a great month. And December turned out to be all about celebrations. We first celebrated the marriage of two friends as they joined their…