Sound Off–One, Two…
I’m exhausted. The combination of walking the site after hours, collecting trash, checking progress and waking at the crack to plan each of the six trades to-do lists, has cut into my much needed REM rest. Most days, at least Monday…
The Glutes are Firing
“Rumor is you’re going to fall flat on your arse,” the hulky plumber said and angled to look at my backside. I wound up a gallon-sized trash bag I was lugging, swung and slapped him across the midsection. So hard, I…
OMG-The remodel: Day three
I I woke breathless, feeling like a winch was tightening on my chest. Popped up as disaster scenarios streamed through my thoughts. “Did the concrete guys double-check measurements before pouring cement? Did the carpenters consult the plans before framing the first two…
The Morning After
Seven am., day two as the general. I bounced down the garage apartment stairs skipping every other step. The transition talk was behind me and job site rules set. A new beginning. I thought, looking forward to a productive work day. At…
Big Girl Pants: A blog re-entry (Compliments of the universe; styled by Carhartt.)
How do you know when you are an author? After the completion of one book? Two? Three or even more? When friends and love ones read your work? Or an editor either validates or tears your story apart. When a publisher offers…
There’s Magic In The Air
On the eve of the new year, the sun shines brighter, snow glistens whiter, the winds have settled, and the skies are painted with pastel pinks and corals before stars light the way to 2014. Hope reigns Peace, an option Happiness, in…
Your Village
pic courtesy of holycow.com Families are complicated. Especially when something runs amuck. Marriages, divorces, births, illness, deaths all test the strength of genetic bonds, for better and often times worse. Believers in Newton (Sir Isaac, not Sir Fig–even though fruit-filled cookies can…
Getting What You Want
It’s simple. Just ask my cat. But before I reveal the secret, the answers to the “how to get what you want” test, let me share what will bring the exact opposite. Actions that keep dreams at arms length, rendering us unable…
What’s your style?
I’ve always admired fashion. Discovering the unexpected. Quite frankly, a good hunt. From gluing hundreds of glittery rhinestones on my prom shoes to scouring pages of fashion magazines in order to pull together outfits that were uniquely me. Lately, however, I’ve found…
Incidental Life Skills and High School Sports
For the better part of my childhood, I was a gymnast. An all around competitor, balance beam being my best event. Odd choice for someone with my body type and particularly strange considering my discomfort with heights. That’s right, I pilot planes,…