There are two dying sycamore trees in our backyard, and they regularly drop their dead limbs in the yard or on the garage roof whenever we have a thunderstorm. Recently, my husband and I decided that it was time we got rid of the trees because we didn’t want to run the risk of having […]
We have a fairly decent sized backyard, and most years we use about 1/4 of it for a summer vegetable garden. We grow tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, yellow squash– the usual suburban garden fare. The easy stuff. I’m almost convinced that I could simply hold a zucchini seed above the ground, and within 2 days’ […]
Do you ever stop to listen to the self-talk going on in your mind? I mean, besides the constant reminders of taking out the trash or remembering to call your mother about holiday plans or the last minute addition to the shopping list. How does your inner dialogue sound? Your boss stops you at 10am […]
We’re all afraid of something– spiders, heights, snakes, horror movies, dogs. There are certainly some genuine, serious phobias– but that’s not what this post is about today. Today’s blog is about fears that run emotionally deeper than worrying whether or not I’ll find a spider in the neglected pile of cardboard boxes in my garage. […]
It started off as ‘one of those days’…. You know the kind– husband home sick with a cold, daughter has a meltdown before you even leave for school, you can’t figure out to save your life how to convert a jpg file to print ready pdf, you wait 15 minutes on hold for the doctor’s office […]
And no, I’m not referring to a new kind of music! This time of year many people experience the “blues”– fatigue, disrupted sleep patterns, low energy, a general feeling of un-motivation, no real desire to get out and do the activities they normally would do. Chalk it up to the grey, dreary, wintry weather this […]
I had a whole other blog post planned for today, but it will have to wait until next week. Sometimes that happens, right? You make a plan, and then something else comes up that’s more compelling. Notice I said ‘compelling’– not distracting or disturbing or irritating. Compelling, which (I think anyway) means it’s something that […]
Picture this– you walk out of the grocery store and notice that your car has a flat tire. Most of us would probably be able to manage to change the tire. (Or at least have the phone number of a friend or loved one who would come and do that for us!) Easy fix, problem […]
Thanksgiving is approaching, and with it comes the entreaties to express gratitude and “be thankful” in whatever circumstances we find ourselves. I think we’d all admit that some days it’s easier than others to be thankful. If you’re looking at the checkbook’s dwindling balance, facing a tough medical diagnosis, dealing with difficult family relationships, experiencing […]
Normally, the alarm clock on my husband’s phone goes off at 5:30am. So when I rolled over and noticed my bedside clock said 6:23, I knew our morning would be off to a difficult start. I shook him awake, told him the time, and climbed out of bed to wake up our daughter. For me, […]
