Put out the Fire! The Fat Man is coming down the chimney!

Yes, it’s that time of the year again. The holidays are in full swing and the countdown to the coming...

Balancing a Peter Pan Life with Adult Pet Peeves

Balancing a Peter Pan Life with Adult Pet Peeves

I have been referred to as stubborn for most of my life. As a child, I rejected the idea of...

Another Year Over, and What have I done?

Another Year Over, and What have I done?

“So this is Christmas. And what have you done? Another year over. A new one just begun.” When I hear...

It’s not absent mindedness. I’m in my elsewhere mind.

It’s not absent mindedness. I’m in my elsewhere mind.

The other day my husband, who has two bad knees, was working on a project and asked me to retrieve...

Learning to accept failure without feeling like a failure.

***Be sure to read the offer in this newsletter for a free Ebook!!*** When I set off on my journey...

What makes opposites attract and why it works

I was born on the eve of summer solstice, June 20th, and my husband was born on the eve of...

When One works backward, it takes longer to move forward

That seems like a no-brainer, right? Do anything backward and it’s hard to see your progress, or for that matter,...

A Life long-lived makes us Wise Old Owls

Stephen King once said that to be a good writer one must write a lot and read a lot. I’d...

We could learn a thing or two from feral cats

We could learn a thing or two from feral cats

It seems that a lot of news articles and blog posts start out with the phrase, “In these times of...

Creating an author’s platform feels a lot like raising children.

Creating an author’s platform feels a lot like raising children.

When I became a new mother way back in my twenties—which now seems like a lifetime ago, because it was—I...