Sometimes, I ache for more “me time” to quietly sit and read, or journal, or just dream up some fun. Other times, I feel frivolous, chuckling away self-care like those other health trends feng shui and jazzercise (both of which I’ve tried). The truth falls somewhere in between. I don’t take it seriously enough so…
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Today’s life lesson comes from a friend that I worked with at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She was an honored patient and fellow campaign manager who’d been through treatment and has been healthy for over a decade since! Her name came up in conversation today while I was trying to contribute to others’ lives by donating…
Whenever I walk through my front door, the first thing I do is kick off my shoes. How many of us can’t wait to get our shoes off because they feel constricting or uncomfortable? What if the next time you left your front door you had no shoes on? What if not having shoes restricted…
People finally won the $640 million lottery! Now we can leave La-La-Lotteryland and get back to “real life.” I don’t feel disappointed that I didn’t win as the odds foretold this result. I’m excited to see who did win, and hear great stories of changed lives and paying it forward. To ground my kids as…
In 2007, after finalizing a divorce and launching myself into the rest of my life, I signed up to run the 10th anniversary race through my hometown on my birthday. The race was the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon as in 26.2 miles. For perspective, when we moved worlds away from San Diego out…
Today being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wanted to teach my kids some of his lessons to love each other, contributing to the good of humanity and that small actions yield big power. I asked each child to dream up a random act of kindness that we could do. After a few suggestions, my…
At my age I’m climbing that flowery hill, and every birthday brings me one step closer to hurtling down the shady backside, heading straight for the briar patch. I love great celebrations with friends, but found something more my taste in a blog that I stumbled upon. Robyn Bomar celebrated her 38th birthday by committing…
After my divorce, I downsized our living space twice in 2 years and landed in what I hoped would be a temporary apartment with a garage holding the rubble of our lives. Some were quick to label me a hoarder, but, I stand behind my common sense behind my nonsense: A) I could make money:…
