All around, I see people doing amazing things. Because I love a good story, I like to find out what that person’s path was to getting there. I’m always impressed by how those people listened to their inner voices, ignoring well-meaning friends and quizical looks from strangers, moving on with their ideas, no matter how [...]
Chasing Rabbits
February 9, 2012 By · 14 Comments
I’m working from home today. It’s sunny and warm out, so I have all of the french doors open. I’ve parked myself in the cooler back room with some piano music to keep me company. Just now, something jumped at the corner of my eye, so I looked up from my laptop and spotted a [...]
Diabetes, Death, and Paula Deen
January 20, 2012 By · 13 Comments
I called the nurse’s desk and asked to be rung into my grandmother’s room, hoping my mom or aunt might be there to give me an update. I had been going to her hospital room every day after work to rub lotion on her hands and feet and just be with her. She was my [...]
Best Smiles at the Golden Globes
January 16, 2012 By · Leave a Comment
The Golden Globes signal the start of the awards season. Fans flock to their television sets to see what the beautiful people are wearing. They oooh and aaaahhh over all the glamorous dresses and wonder how much the bobbles and bangles add up to. No matter how gorgeous the design, as Little Orphan Annie once [...]
New Blog Smell… Same Old Sweet
January 13, 2012 By · 5 Comments
I got a new theme! What do you think? We were having SOOOO many issues with old themes and WP upgrades and bad plugins. Every other month, the blog looked like a three year old had gotten hold of the password and was playing with the code. Thanks to my patient pal, Astacia at Expand [...]
Getting Fit and Having Fun with Striiv
January 5, 2012 By · 3 Comments
Great news!! Remember when I told you all about my new walking buddy, Striiv? You don’t? Okay, watch the video in my original post about Striiv… then I’ll tell you the great news. I’m waaaiiitinnng. ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ You’re back! Okay, so now that you know about the cool little device that makes walking [...]
2011: What a Year!
December 31, 2011 By · Leave a Comment
I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]
