When my daughter invited me to participate in a nutrition challenge to eat 800 grams of fruits and vegetables per day throughout the month of October, I immediately responded, “Sounds fun! I’m in!” I mean I like fruits and vegetables. I eat them every day. I don’t weigh them…but eating 800 grams can’t be that…
And just like that another year has gone by. As of October 2, So What? Now What? is seven years old. When I wrote my first blog post, I described this blog as a public reprogramming of my internal route guidance…hoping to answer the question “What’s next for me? Where do I go from here?”…
It is officially autumn (aka fall) in the Northern Hemisphere. I always enjoy the changing of seasons, but autumn is by far my favorite. Last year was challenging for me, but I am happy to report that my usual autumn joy has returned for 2022. In celebration, I decided to forego my typical weekly blog…
These last few months I have been reminded repeatedly of the impermanence of life…and everything in it. This is not necessarily a bad thing. Accepting impermanence makes every moment more precious, every experience more noteworthy. What if we treated each encounter with another living being as if it would be our last contact? What if…
Yesterday we laid my sweet mother-in-law to rest. I’ve mentioned a few times in this blog how much I love her and how lucky I am to have won the in-law lottery when I married Larry. In addition to an amazing husband, I got the whole big wonderful family. I feel so blessed to have…
Life is full of surprises…from small things like a ladybug landing on your arm to jarring things like a 5.7 earthquake…from pleasant things like a visit from an old friend to disagreeable things like a flat tire. One thing is for certain…life is more enjoyable when you learn to expect the unexpected…go with the flow…hang…
It’s been seven weeks since I told you my month of R&R had come to an end and nearly four weeks since we completed our long-awaited trip to Alaska. I’m feeling a little restless…unsettled. Like there is something I should be doing, but I’m not sure what it is. There’s that word “should” again. No…
My mother-in-law turned 95 this summer. She has seen and done a lot during those years. She raised three children, was a dedicated military wife, managed a bank branch, golfed, made friends she still has today… Of course, that is just the tip of the iceberg…a small sampling of what she has experienced in her…
Six years ago, I shared some confessions with you. I decided it would be fun…for me at least, and I hope for you too…to relook at those confessions and see if anything has changed. Here is the original content with the updates in bold: I have a confession to make. Well, actually I have several….
Evidently, the third time really is the charm. After two failed attempts (thanks to COVID), we finally fulfilled Mom’s request to scatter her ashes in Fairbanks, Alaska…to return her to her beloved after 63 years apart. I hope to have a novel inspired by her amazing life to share with you in the near future,…
