This week has been a whirlwind of emotions, decision-making, planning, scheming, worrying, and anticipating for me. I’ll be able to tell you more later but it’s good stuff! Anticipation… that makes me sing Carly Simon and now that song will never leave my head. When I was little, we went to Disney almost every year […]

Today I am feeling extremely thankful for so many things. I’m thankful for people who are supportive. I’m thankful for my energy healer (aka awesome therapist) who helps clear out the cobwebs when they get thick in my head and heart. I’m thankful for a husband who is a cheerleader while I make some decisions (that I’ll […]

I’ve been struggling lately with a lot of things. None of them are huge or of great consequence, but they add up over time. Small things build up that cause me to lose sight of who I am and what I’m good at. I let my guard down and energy that’s unwanted invades my personal […]

My almost 8 year old is off to camp. This is his first time, but I’m not new to this whole camp-packing-thing. I started going to camp at 8 and went until I was 15 or 16. Some years I went for a week, some years I went for two. My memories of camp are […]

We rounded the final corner on the curvy road to camp. The sign appeared in front of the car and we wheeled right on into the driveway. The sign said Camp Winnataska Est. 1918. Henry declared that the camp was OLD! I said that means it has character. We were greeted by counselors with welcome […]

Calories don’t count… on birthdays at charity functions on vacation while standing up while drinking Diet Coke when the Hot Donuts Now light is on at Krispy Kreme when you’re dining with friends at the bar at blog conferences on holidays, up to and including Flag Day, Sweetest Day and Groundhog’s Day on picnics So… […]

One day about 4 years ago, I was standing in line at the CVS in our very small town. There were two older women behind me. Being such a small town, it was unusual that I didn’t know the lady right behind me. I did know the other, though. I had already spoken to the […]

And since I know you’re DYING to know what they are, I’m sharing them with you! Taking a shower. Why do we think we have to take a shower every day (or every other day)? Am I really THAT dirty? Showers are exhausting. And that’s just taking a “bathe my body, wash my face, wash my […]

I tried to figure out how many times I’ve said “That Boy” in reference to Henry in the last 10 days or so. There’s no telling. Hundreds? For those who have heard me talk, you can imagine how many syllables “That Boy” has in it. For those who haven’t, it has approximately 12. And it […]