The Tarry Life…
How I plan to slow down and enjoy this December. I ran into a friend of mine at the market a few days ago, and when I asked how her Thanksgiving was, she sheepishly said she had spent a quiet day with just her small, immediate family. She described a day with no...
How I plan to slow down and enjoy this December. I ran into a friend of mine at the market a few days ago, and when I asked how her Thanksgiving was, she sheepishly said she had spent a quiet day with just her small, immediate family. She described a day with no chaotic cooking for a huge group; it involved reading, watching TV, puttering around the house and ordering out food. It sounded divine! Not that I didn’t love my big meal with my big...
Summer is officially here and with it, temperatures are rising to sweltering levels. Heat wave warnings that began in the spring promise to stick...
I love what I do. But.. I need a break! We all do from time to time. When I find myself daydreaming about retirement - when I can do what I want,...
It’s May, 2022 and I’ve now been mostly without alcohol for nearly a year and a half! I’m not sober, but I’m not a drinker anymore. I'm free....
Written February 2021: I wrote the previous blog about my own drinking, then wanted to get other perspectives so I posed the question on Facebook....
Written January, 2021 I want to talk about drinking. Are you doing a Dry January? Getting stone cold sober for a month? Then what? The idea is...
Happy New Year! This has been a week of joy for me. There's nothing I love more than turning a fresh page to a new year on the calendar. Oh the...
Not to brag, but I feel like I'm kind of crushing this holiday season. Don't kill me. I'm feeling good. I'm getting all the things done -...
The holiday season is in full swing! And although this time of year is chock full of fun and merrymaking, it can also take a serious toll on our...
"Simplicity simplicity simplicity", the words of transcendentalist, Henry David Thoreau, move me and sum up how I want to live. Monday, July 12th is...