My Super Dad: 20+ Years Post-Stroke
I had just finished my last college final of my freshman year. My room was packed. My roommate had already left for the summer. I was leaving the next day. And then I got the…
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Dear School Year (How I will have a Fantastic Year!)
Dear School Year, I am onto you. I spent a lot of time reading self-help books this summer. In fact, I read 32 books this summer. 11 of those books were about ways to find…
Thoughts on… The Beach
I attended a marine biology camp during the summer after my sophomore year of high school. I had always loved ocean things. I had a fish-covered duvet cover. I had beautiful underwater life prints covering…
Thoughts on…Food
No lie, when I was eleven years old, I signed myself up for a “healthy body” (aka weight loss) weekly program. By no means was I severely overweight. But I had a tummy. And I…
Thoughts on…Blogging
I dreaded my sophomore year of high school. That was the year that all students in my grade would be taught by Mr. E. He was notorious for being tough. That was the year that…
Learning Vocabulary in the Pool
My nephew is at the best age! He is just starting to develop formal language; he has about five verbal words and ten signs. He babbles, follows one step directions (when he feels like it),…
Thoughts on Friendship
I am usually a pretty quiet and reserved person. Although I have have many “friendly acquaintances”, I have a hard time making and keeping friends. In college, I hit the high point of my friend…
4 Tips for a Productive Summer
I ❤️ summer. It’s my favorite time of the year. I need it to relax and decompress. I also use my summer to get my life together (i.e., mental health, home organization, getting ready for…
Lordy, Lordy!
In celebration of this new decade, I am having a contest. There will be at least one winner and possibly more based on how I’m feeling after this milestone! 🙂 Just to help you get…
How Did an Ivy League Scientist End Up Here?
A long, long time ago, a teenager with a very impressive resume traveled 3000 miles from home, to go to one of the most competitive universities in the nation. She started the path towards…
Finding peace (when balance can’t be found)
Let me start by saying that I have NOT found peace (which was supposed to be my word of the year). I did order some nice looking id labels with the Chinese word for “peace”…
2015 Peace and Goals
I was inspired by Susannah Conway to determine a “word of the year“. The idea behind this is to not have specific goals, but rather a broad life goal to work towards. Although I loved…
Vacation in Vegas
I did it! I just completed my first trip to Vegas. In winter. With kids. With a chronically ill spouse. For an in-law family reunion. I had a great time, although I really, really wish…
Wink: a story of community love
Background: Wink Yesterday, my husband turned forty. Any decade birthday can be a big deal, but this one was especially so. You see, in the beginning of his 30s, my husband (Wink) had everything going…