So. I was having one of those days where I felt emotionally wonky. One moment I was feeling saucy, and the next I felt like crying. There didn’t seem to be a connection or catalyst to my swings, so I applied my “one term fits all” solution…hormones. It had to be my hormones misbehaving. Again! When my husband came… Read More
Do or Dye
The pristine white of the silk scarf ached for color, and my Grumbacher Goldenedge 4626 paintbrush was ready to remedy the situation. Oh yeah. Creativity was my minion on this day. I envisioned a controlled pattern of yellows, greens, and oranges while dipping my brush into puddle after puddle of dye. I began to hum a little. My scarf was… Read More
Aging? Seven Steps Worth Taking From Dr. Christiane Northrup
Glorious, or snore-ious? Sometimes PBS programing dazzles, and sometimes it seems like a lecture that never ends. And don’t even get me started on those pledge drives! Last night, however, I was excited to see that Dr. Christiane Northrup was promoting her newest book, “Glorious Women Never Age†during, yes,  a pledge drive.  As much as I dislike the constant… Read More
A Tale of Two Citties, er, Kitties
The dilemma every cat owner faces: touch the cat’s belly or not? Now go crazy and see yourself looking at the warm, rounded, bellies of not one, but TWO cats. That was my morning. What to do? Moments earlier I woke to the usual infestation, aka, Pudgy and Giese wanting breakfast. They jumped on the bed, walked across my face,… Read More
They’re So Cute When They’re Sleeping
Last night, in a near state of exhaustion, I decided to stay up just long enough to hear the weather forecast. It’s almost a law to do so in Minnesota. 🙂 As I reclined on the couch, I kept hearing a tapping sound, but couldn’t place it. Giese, our younger cat, goes through stages of playing with certain toys. For… Read More
Water You Saying to Yourself?
“Ack! Where did that wrinkle come from? I’m starting to look like a Shar-Pei.†Or, “I feel like a blimp today! Just write Good Year across my huge butt and send me to the nearest football field. Blahhhhh.†And so the negative self-speak goes. And goes. And goes.  No matter how much I champion the beauty of women, other women,… Read More
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