It is crowded, the holidays always are…but, there is plenty of room for all. Shopping: Excuse me. Pardon me. You go first. At the dinner table: Add the other leaf. Pull up another chair. Squeeze in. Online: Just add bandwidth. Read More …
We are not only gathering and so thankful, we are focused on how grateful for how much effort it takes to make the holiday happen. Changing schedules Traveling long distances Planning ahead and ordering food Grocery shopping Procuring produce from Read More …
It is time to get to it. Thanksgiving is a week away (how did this happen?) We have been so very busy – which is good…but still. There is: No time to waste. Still a lot to do. A full Read More …
It is up to you to make the time… for a moment to breathe in and out. for a glass of water. for yourself. for exercise. for mindfulness. for lunch out. for hobbies. for reading. for learning. for listening. for Read More …
It never fails. You are done. You are ready to go. Then, there is one more… car (behind the other ones.) meal to cook. dish to clean. call to take. zoom to moderate. e-mail to read. text in a group Read More …
Think about your best form of “extra” … More time – perhaps, even more than just one hour on a weekend in fall? More food – with hopefully, more people to join you around the table? More options – for Read More …
It is interesting, always, that one little thing can be the very difference between… funny and not. good and bad. awkward and laughter. love and hate. perfect and terrible. happiness and ennui. reliable and questionable. friendship and strange. If that Read More …
Answering the question “who am I?” on Halloween is one thing. Figuring it out in real life is quite another. Where do you start? What do you take into consideration? How do you decide? Why do you need to know? Read More …
Never, ever did we do tricks, we would always take the treats… They’re better. They’re sweeter. They’re nicer. They’re more neighborly. They’re less likely to get you into trouble (except, maybe at the dentist.) They’re more fun – especially because Read More …
You can’t always, but sometimes do, get what you want. Be careful what you ask for…and don’t be overly: Egotistical. Demanding. Pouty. Complaining. Whiny. Conniving. You can’t always make people happy, but sometimes, it is the littlest things that make Read More …