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The 10th Circle Of Hell: Bathing Suit Shopping
With spring break right around the corner and, dare we say it, summer on its way, the day of reckoning is inching dangerously closer. We all know the horror, the shame. Our heads are bowed, shoulders...
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Was I A Lousy Parent?
Do you think you might have been a lousy parent? I know I often wondered this when I stayed home raising my kids, and usually the answer isn’t apparent until you see the fruits of your labor in your...
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Separate Beds…Not Yet. But, Separate TVs? Absolutely!
I think we gave it a good shot. Even so, in the beginning, I felt fairly guilty and thought that our failure indicated that our 27 year marriage was headed for trouble. But, it had to happen, because...
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Why I’m Jealous Of Both My Mother And My Daughter
No way, do I wish I was 22 again, and I am absolutely not ready to be 71 quite yet. However, there are definitely things about both my mother’s and my daughter’s lives right now that I most assuredly...
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My iPod=My Time Machine. Where Does Your Music Take You?
The other day we finally got a real taste of spring weather; the kind that makes you feel invincible and like the whole world is buzzing with possibility. Energized, I figured I’d finally get to the...
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6 Topics To Discuss With Your Child Before College
In the next month or so, kids from all over will load up cars, say goodbye to their hometown friends and families and head off to college for the first time. For many, preparations for this day have...
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5 Ways To Make Drop-Off Day At College A Success
At the end of August in my 17th year, my parents loaded up their car and drove their oldest child to college. I was nervous, but in that excited, rumbly way; worried about the roommate, the classes,...
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5 Things I Learned When My Kid Got Badly Hurt
It was just another “empty nest” breakfast on a Sunday morning; my husband and I peacefully enjoying our coffee and conversation, when we were interrupted by my cell phone ringing. Although I didn’t...
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Stuck In The House Eating
It can’t be snowing again. It just can’t. But, there it is. The white stuff is coming down and it looks like it’s got purpose. I’ve already been stuck in my house for the past three days. And...
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Facebook Freedom: It Feels So Good To Leave
While enjoying my coffee this morning, I scrolled through my Facebook feed to see what was going on in my world. This is not terrifically time consuming as I don’t have legions of “friends.” Mine...
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A Day In My Life After 50: Ouch!
I talk to my mom on the phone at least five times a week. Ok, if I’m being honest, probably more and sometimes a couple times a day isn’t unheard of depending on what’s going on in my life. It’s...
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We Sold It All And Bought A Farm
So we bought a farm. After a year and a half of searching for the perfect piece of property with the perfect home on it, in the perfect location, we bought a farm. For those of you who have not met...
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5 Ways To Choose “The Right” College For Your Kid
Of late, my Facebook feed has been chock full of pictures and words that looked and sounded a lot like this: “On the Southern states college tour and OMG, Clemson is just faaaaabulous! So wish schools...
View ArticlePandemic Performance Pressure
I’m sitting at my kitchen counter eating my eggs with Live With Kelly and Ryan on in the background. I can’t remember the last time I watched this show. Typically, I’m out in the morning off to run...
View ArticleForty Days and Forty Nights
Like the bunch of animals on Noah’s ark forced to partner up and race to save ourselves from some impending doom we didn’t understand, it’s been 40 days and 40 nights of sheltering in place. With very...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of Agreeing to Disagree
I met the man that would eventually become my husband two months after arriving on campus for my freshman year at college. About two months after that, over Christmas break, I met his family. Things...
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