I was frustrated by the progress to elect the new Republican Speaker of the House. It seemed to me that the process was cumbersome and chaotic and long. “What the hell….” I yelled at C-Span a few times. It felt incomprehensible that twenty (20!!!) participants could hold 202 sensible people…

It is the end of the year, 2021, and I don’t have an answer. At this time, I usually choose to take time to reflect on the year in general and my life, specifically. How did I fair? Did I accomplish my goals? Did I care for my body, my…

It has been a fabulous day! We recently moved from Connecticut to South Carolina. We’ve been Snowbirds for five years and the original plan was to move full-time to Southwest Florida when we sold the Connecticut place. A friend, who is a Realtor, convinced us to check out Myrtle Beach…

And Finally, I Got Up at 2 This Morning It is 4:50 a.m. I’ve been awake since 1. I laid there, thinking, trying to focus on a mantra, told songs in my head to STOP!, and finally, I got up at 2. Sleeping for 7 or 8 hours has never been a problem for me, until about two years…

The first time I heard about “Try” was in church. One Sunday we had a guest speaker who was greeting parishioners as they left the sanctuary, asking whether they’d be back in a couple of hours for a workshop she was offering that afternoon. One woman said, “I’ll try.” In…

My great Uncle Julius who lived in the Appalachians of North Carolina did not allow clocks of any kind in his house. He said each second that ticked on a clock was a second lost in his life. He and Aunt Minnie lived self-sufficiently by the sunrise and set, and…

Sure, my life isn’t perfect but my hair is! HAIR! It’s a body part about which women have been obsessed probably since grade school I complain about my post-menopausal belly but I don’t do pushups or crunches. I bemoan my flabby arms and allot no time at all…

3 Steps to Creating A Cool Retirement Ahead lies a new horizon of exciting possibilities, if you decide that’s possible. Retirement is different from any previous life experience, except vacation! All this adjustment and can be very disconcerting. The lack of structure, adjusting to a fixed income, and the basics…

Remember when our grandparents came to visit? Bring up an image in your mind of how your Grandma or Grandpa looked. I was lucky to have my maternal grandmother live with us as we kids were growing up. …