Holiday Binge-Eating

I’m pretty careful about what I eat for many reasons, but our holiday has changed that… for now. I’ve had more no-no foods and drinks than I’ve had in a VERY long while. It’ll definitely be time to return to some clean eating when we get home. Luckily, I’ve managed to keep up with my …

At What Cost and To Whom?

I am conflicted. As we holiday and enjoy our stay away in a hotel, I am reminded of the hit that the service industry has taken due to the pandemic. What I worry about is how many folks have been affected and just how far-reaching the cuts have been to everyday people, like you and …

There’s Something About Getting Away From It All…

It’s day one of our much-anticipated trip away… or at least it was when I first began this draft. Well, technically it was day two, since the day before was a write-off in a way given that we’d arrived here mid-afternoon. To our surprise, the airport and flight went smoothly. We weren’t sure what to …

The Lost Art of Packing

Certainly NOT the size of my suitcase by any means. I’m not sure who else out there is like me, but the acts of packing my suitcase and cleaning/organizing are two of the most dysfunctional things that I do. Inevitably, I begin with one thing, then another, then another and so on until I forget …

Serendipity At Its Best

Well, I wasn’t going to say anything for a couple of reasons. One—we would surely get judged for our decision and two, we weren’t even sure what we were going to do ourselves. It’s been a wait-and-see game without a doubt. For some of you also, I’m guessing. See, we happen to LOVE travelling, specifically …

I Wish…

I wish... I wish that we could all get out of this ongoing mess, I wish that the sun would be shining everyday, I wish that we could see our loved ones without being fearful, I wish that we could see the light at the end of the tunnel, I wish that the third wave …

There’s Just Something About February

The Christmas season comes and goes and then there’s January. The month which everyone agrees lasts forever. In fact, the trek to thirty-one days has an uncanny ability to make time stand still somewhere in between, even appearing to go backward at certain moments. Just when you think you’re nearing its end, it’s as though …

Another Christmas Season Come and Gone…

The only ornament on our tree for Christmas. Here’s hoping that next year I can change it to, ‘Baby, it’s Hawaii outside!”. It really is hard to believe that another holiday season is coming to a close. Different as it was, it was something to look forward to and soon, there will be that familiar …

Just One More

It seems like it wasn’t all that long ago that I ventured outside after our first snow melt to do some much anticipated driveway walking. I remember the day vividly and I also remember how elated I felt afterward. It was the first of many revered walks thanks to my newly sutured ankle tendon which …

When Something Is So Good…

You know that feeling when something is so good that you just want to bottle it up and keep it or make it last forever. Well, I'm drawing a blank as to how to make that happen right now. At the heart of it, I know that I don't have the ability to do that, …