Bittersweet Days

I’m thinking love Love, love, love More sweet than bitter. Bittersweet by Big Head Todd and the Monsters So I finished Atlas of the Heart, the new book by Brene Brown about the eighty-seven emotions humans experience and how they effect our lives. I related to a lot of the passages, but was especially movedContinue reading “Bittersweet Days”

Grace, Frankie and Gigi?

Have you heard about the Coastal Grandmother lifestyle trend? Think Diane Keaton in Something’s Got to Give, where she has a fabulous beach house, dresses in neutral, natural fabrics, takes long walks on the beach, drinks freshly ground coffee, sips good wine, cooks simple but delicious food, listens to French music and, overall, enjoys travelingContinue reading “Grace, Frankie and Gigi?”

The Fickle Finger of Fate

So last week, I did two things I hadn’t done in at least a year. One, was go to the dentist. Since I already was going to be tortured in the dental chair, I decided to go all the way and weigh myself before I went. I was feeling skinnier than normal and my weightContinue reading “The Fickle Finger of Fate”

Once in a Lifetime

“Letting the days go by…” Talking Heads Last week was a week that felt surprisingly normal to me. I looked at my calendar and instead of the normal blank white space of these three last months, I had meetings, parties, a massage and babysitting penciled in. I had my Book Club over for our meeting/dinnerContinue reading “Once in a Lifetime”