50 Rules for my son

50 Rules for my son I t was a little interesting this week watching my youngest child-20-year-old son-navigate through solving a problem alone.  He hasn’t talked to me yet about his problem.                    Now, in almost every situation, where I noticed there was a mood-altering problem, he […]

Why I’m saying NO to dating in 2018

Why I’m saying NO to dating in 2018 … because it is too much damn work AND I don’t want to do it. Yes, I said it, it’s too much work and my heart isn’t in it.                  A few weeks back, a friend and I had a few […]

My Journey with Fibroids

My Journey with Fibroids T here was a time when I felt I had an entire lifetime to tackle an issue, even when the issue was not small. I realize that some issues, if not handled immediately, may actually shorten my life.               Now, I am deciding to tackle a big issue in my life, fibroids. […]

Lon’s, Return to a Favorite

Lon’s, Return to a Favorite A nyone who knows me knows that I love a good Manhattan. Even more so, I love to eat and I don’t mind eating alone. Well this past week was no different and this time I decided to visit an oldie but goodie.               […]

Welcome 2020

Welcome 2020 w elcome 2020! It is already midway through the first month of January. If this is any indication of how fast this year will move, then I had better strap on because it will move fast.                  However, I am ‘here’ for this 2020, new decade […]

20 Things I learned from my divorce

20 Things I learned from my divorce T his year marks 10 years since the divorce. It has been a challenge transitioning back to a single person co-parenting from a married person co-parenting.                  While it was a challenge, I knew that I wanted to learn something from […]

Finding my peace

Finding my peace I know I don’t know everything about what’s going in the world today, but I have been doing a lot of research. Reading a lot of this research can make me feel a little                 overwhelmed and anxious. I do not like being in that […]

My Blogging Challenge

My blogging challenge w hen I began writing today, my goal was to share my exciting news of how I joined a blogging challenge for the month of July. This challenge is pretty neat.                  We are blogging daily Monday through Friday through the last day of the […]

What is Dating?

what is dating? H as anyone stopped to think about what dating will look like after Covid? Yes, I know there are dating sites that actually might work better now because of social distancing                  and shelter-in-place requirements. But I am asking a real ‘deep’ question, what will […]

Single vs Divorced

single vs divorced T his is an interesting topic for me. There, on that form, they are asking your relationship status. Do I mark the box divorced or single? I recently saw choices that read,                 single (never married) and divorced. The last time I checked, if you […]