My brain is not a tidy place. My thoughts–and therefore my posts–are not easily categorized, so I find it necessary to create a holding place for the things that do not neatly fit into a specific category. Those are the posts you will find here–a bit of this and a bit of that.
As this post publishes, I am on my way home from four glorious (I’m sure) days spent with my children and grandchildren at beautiful Bear Lake. So it seems appropriate that I should select a rewind post that’s all about the joys of grandparenting. So, without further ado, here it is. This post was originally … [Read more…]
This week, my family celebrates the birth of my baby brother and commemorates his untimely death. As you can imagine, it’s an emotional time. I have made a habit of writing a post in his honor each year. (2016 & 2017). It’s just one of the ways I pay tribute to Bryan. Mostly, I do … [Read more…]
I am honored to be a guest on Leanne’s Cresting the Hill today. Join me over a virtual cup of coffee, won’t you? While you are there, look around her blog, if you haven’t already. It’s pretty great. Christie HawkesChristie is an author and professional communicator who blogs about life transitions, wellness, mindfulness, and anything … [Read more…]
It’s that time of year again; that time when the mailbox is full of wedding invitations and graduation announcements. I always look at them with a mix of envy and relief that they are the ones just starting out and not me. This year is especially poignant since our first grandson is among those graduating … [Read more…]
I’ve recently had the “pleasure” of going through a website audit and migration to a new host. The next step is a transition to https. I am using the very capable services of MaAnna at BlogAid, and I quite literally could not do it without her. I started my blog because I wanted to write … [Read more…]
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together … all things connect.” —Chief Seattle Did you know that last Sunday was Earth Day, celebrated in more than 190 countries around the world? To … [Read more…]
I love Christmas music. From the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas night, that’s pretty much all I listen to. There are songs that make me smile, some that make me feel nostalgic and tender, and a few that make me go, “Huh? What they’d just say?” I recently read Vikki Claflin’s Laugh Lines post about … [Read more…]
As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn I recently came across this quote in a Wilmind blog post, and it really got me thinking. Why do we focus so much on what we … [Read more…]
Well, this week I had another blogging first–my first time being invited to write a guest post for someone else’s blog: Retirement Reflections. Donna’s Retirement Reflections is a well-respected, award-winning blog, so it was quite an honor to be included in her Sunday Guest Guest Post Series. Here’s a little snippet: I’d love it if … [Read more…]
Two years ago today, I released my very first post, and So What? Now What? was born. A lot has happened in the past two years–in this blog, in my life, in the world. In October 2015, Barak Obama was president of the United States; I still clung to an illusion of control; and I pushed … [Read more…]